Design for a Reliquary
An angel, standing on a base, carries in his raised hands a capital, upon which an escutcheon stands. It is crowned by a cross and surrounded by flower sprays as shown in the left side.
Credit: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund...
1675-1700
Brush and blue wash, pen and brown ink, black chalk on paper
1938-88-2571
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
Where you'll find this
Permanent collection