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1785-1800
GUSN-27471
Rectangular; red and white (or brown) image of cupid bound to tree and his bow being broken by three women in classical attire. Cupid's mother, Venus, approaches in chariot pulled by doves. Large tree in center.
textiles
fragments
toile (textile material)
copper engraving (printing process)
cotton (textile)
toile (textile material)
copper (metal)
chariots (carriages)
Classical
putti (motifs)
floral patterns
mythology (literary genre)
temples (buildings)
Cotton
Toile
Stipple Engraved
Floral
Cupid
Mythology
Classical
Temple
Chariot
Cloth Fragment
Venus
Psyche
Minerva
Unknown
England
18 (W) (inches)
1917.373
Hall, James. Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art. [No Publisher].
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