Design for a Surtout de Table, for State Porcelain Service of Ismail, Khedive of Egypt, Gaetano Lodi, Italian, 1830 – 1886, Manifattura Ginori, Italian, Brush and watercolor, gouache, gold paint, black ink and wash, traces of graphite or black chalk on heavy tan wove paper, Composite design for side view and end view of a large table centerpiece. The side view (to the left) consists of a tall base decorated in the middle with a rectangular cartouche filled with Egyptian motifs, including vertical bands of papyri, on either side of a central field of double rings, joined by a stylized flower, above double necklace motifs. The edge of the base has a band of stylized papyri and scarob beetles. Above the base, a blue hippopotamus, painted with flying birds and stylized papyri, supports a large shallow bowl with flaring rim also decorated with papyri and a band of scarobs alternating with necklaces. The end view of the surtout (to the right) shows a large roundel with state insignia in the middle including the ankh and the royal whip. The same border of papyri decorate edge of base with a central mask. Above the base is a partial view of a blue hippopotamus supporting a shallow bowl., 1873–76, ceramics, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Surtout de Table, State Porcelain Service, Ismail, Khedive, Egypt, Gaetano Lodi, Italian, 1830 – 1886, Manifattura Ginori, Italian, Brush, watercolor, gouache, gold paint, black ink, wash, traces, graphite, black chalk, heavy tan wove paper, Composite design, side view, view, large table centerpiece, side view, left, consists, tall base decorated, middle, rectangular cartouche filled, Egyptian motifs, vertical bands, papyri, side, central field, double rings, joined, stylized flower, double necklace motifs, edge, base, band, stylized papyri, scarob beetles, base, blue hippopotamus, painted, flying birds, stylized papyri, supports, large shallow bowl, flaring rim, decorated, papyri, band, scarobs alternating, necklaces, view, surtout, right, large roundel, state insignia, middle, ankh, royal whip, border, papyri decorate edge, base, central mask, base, partial view, blue hippopotamus supporting, shallow bowl, 1873–76, ceramics, Drawing, Drawing
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