Design for a circular ceiling
This cofferred dome ceiling has a skylight at the center. Ciruclar medallions frame classical scenes in the widest panels and organic matter border the edges.
Credit: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council...
1785
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on laid paper
1911-28-17
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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Permanent collection