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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Watercolor design sketch of a symmetrical scrolling ornamental panel with pale vertical bands and reddish foliage accents.

Stained glass window panel

John C. Wolf, 1900

Graphite and white chalk drawing of draped cloth folds on mauve paper, labeled "Fortune" and "Vedder drapery."

Study of Drapery of "Fortune"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil drawing of a young man with short dark hair and a bow tie, looking directly forward, labeled Self-portrait.

Self-Portrait

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Pencil sketch of stretcher bearers carrying a soldier across a field, with a wagon and tree in the distance.

Stretcher Bearers Carrying a Soldier

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pen and brown ink drawing of an ornamental escutcheon with scrollwork and a figure on top, against a brick wall.

Design for an Escutcheon

Leonardo Scaglia, 1650

Grey wash drawing of an oval ceiling design with clouds, radiating light, winged figures and framed corner scenes.

Project for the Painted Decoration of the Ceiling of a Hall (Painted Oval Ceiling)

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre, 1760

Pen and grey wash design for a lamp with a fluted column, flame bowl, and two winged figures on scrolled feet.

Design for a Lamp

Giuseppe Barberi, 1770

Pencil sketch on pale paper showing studies of two outstretched arms and hands, one resting in the upper left.

Sketch of Hands

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Graphite sketch on brown paper of separate arms, a hand, and two legs with feet, by Walter Shirlaw, 1900.

Sketch for Bank Note Design

Walter Shirlaw, 1900

Pen and brown ink sketch of women behind a railing watching boats launched into the sea, with a lower study of a boat and fig

Two Studies of Women Standing behind Railing, Looking at the Launching of Dories, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Madonna rising on clouds under a radiant dove, with kneeling saints gazing upward.

Madonna and Saints

Sebastiano Conca, 1720

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornate candlestick with winged creatures on its base, above a standing griffin.

Candlestick

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and watercolor design of a winged Victory holding garlands, flanked by two putti on a ground line.

Victory with a Garland, Sala di Recezione, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor wall section with a black and gold border, blue fret-patterned panel, clouds, and a seated haloed figure.

Section of wall

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Brown wash drawing of draped curtains, a frieze of small figures, and a bathtub in front of a garden view.

Bathroom wall and bath tub

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pen and brown ink drawing of an oval escutcheon with scrolled ornament at top and a pointed base, shaded with hatching.

Project for an Escutcheon

Leonardo Scaglia, 1650

Pencil sketch of a tiered birdcage with a domed top and wire panels, with faint branches on the left.

Birdcage

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil sketch of a flowering bough with thorny twigs, leaves and blossoms on pale paper.

Bough

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Ink and wash sketch of a seated woman in a long dress attended by two standing women beside a table with an oil lamp.

Finishing the Toilet

Constantin Guys, 1840

Pen and ink sketch of a winged Cupid in flight with a bow, above loose architectural lines and hatching.

Cupid in Flight

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a rough sea breaking on a shore, with small figures on the sand and taped edges.

Rough Sea Breaking upon Shore

Winslow Homer, 1910

Watercolor design of a decorative panel with a classical urn, flowers, scrollwork, and a reclining woman with a cupid holding

Detail of door panel, bedroom of Marie Antoinette, Palace of Fontainebleau, France

Frederick Marschall, 1880

Pen and ink sketch of an ornate tureen with garland swags, a central medallion, and a leafy finial on a footed stand.

Tureen

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a seated young man in a cap with arms around his knee, with a separate study of a foot at upper right.

Obverse: A seated young Moor (?)

Howard Russell Butler, 1880

Pencil sketch sheet with shaded trees above, a small sailboat study, and a small building with figures by the sea.

Figures in Lee of Building with Ocean Beyond, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Small pen and watercolor sketch of a winged female figure dancing with a lyre beside a tripod lamp, within a pencil frame.

Dancing Fame with Lyre, Sala di Recezione, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink drawing of the goddess Diana with a crescent moon in her hair, leaning on rocks with a spear beside trees.

The Goddess Diana Leaning on an Outcropping

Francesco Brizzi, 1600

Pencil drawing of an earring design with a round bead cluster, ribbed central bow, and long teardrop pendant on pale paper.

Design for an Earring

Giovanni Sebastiano Meyandi, 1820

Pen and brown ink drawing of two ornate chalices with flared cups, twisted and scrolled stems, and decorated bases on tan pap

Two chalices

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and ink drawing of an empty oval escutcheon framed by scrolls, fruit garlands, and two reclining putti.

Project for an Escutcheon

Carlo Bianconi, 1750