Design for an Ovoidal Tureen, Pietro Belli, Italian, 1780–1828, Pen and ink, brush and gray, yellow watercolor, graphite on paper, Vertical rectangle. Design for an ovoidal tureen. Below are a base and an ovoidal pedestal, which is surrounded by a band with an ornament of palmettes beside rosettes. The bowl is supported by female allegorical figures of the seasons, standing upon balls. Autumn is shown at left holding grapes and a wine jar, Summer is shown at right holding grain. Pairs of festoons wrap around their outermost shoulders. The handles of the tureen are pairs of snakes, rising from Medusa masks at left and right. The cover is flattened on top, where figures of Ariadne and Dionysius stand together. Scale at bottom., Rome, Italy, early 19th century, tableware designs, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Ovoidal Tureen, Pietro Belli, Italian, 1780–1828, Pen, ink, brush, gray, yellow watercolor, graphite, paper, Vertical rectangle, Design, ovoidal tureen, base, ovoidal pedestal, surrounded, band, ornament, palmettes beside rosettes, bowl, supported, female allegorical figures, seasons, standing upon balls, Autumn, shown, left holding grapes, wine jar, Summer, shown, right holding grain, Pairs, festoons wrap, outermost shoulders, handles, tureen, pairs, snakes, rising, Medusa masks, left, right, cover, flattened, top, figures, Ariadne, Dionysius stand together, Scale, bottom, Rome, Italy, early 19th century, tableware designs, Drawing, Drawing
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