GUSN-39369
Rectangular; image in brown on off white ground of classical Venus on chariot with shell throne being drawn by cherubs with one placing laurel on her head; other women along side. Chariot passing wall with statuary pillar; grapes along wall.
cloth
copper engraving (printing process)
cotton (textile)
Sample, Material
Sample, Material
Used At Fowler House Purchase - WSA,
Venus
Unknown
19 (W) (inches)
Fowler House Collection
1937.1142
Hall, James. Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art. [No Publisher].
Title Bedspread Accession Number NULL
Title Textile fragment Accession Number 1934.3070
Title Cloth Fragment Accession Number B4587B
Title Cloth Fragment Accession Number B4587C
Title Cloth Fragment Accession Number B4587A
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