There is one other image of this object. This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

 

See more objects with the color grey tan silver darkolivegreen dimgrey or see all the colors for this object.

Object Timeline

1911

  • We acquired this object.

2006

2008

2015

2024

  • You found it!

Drawing, Design for the Hilt of a Hunting Sword

This is a Drawing. It was style of Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier. It is dated ca. 1750 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and black ink, brush and black wash, gray-blue watercolor on paper, laid down. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

Its dimensions are

Frame: 50.2 x 39.7 x 2.5 cm (19 3/4 x 15 5/8 x 1 in.) Sheet: 20.9 x 12.1 cm (8 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for the Hilt of a Hunting Sword; Style of Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (French, b. Italy, 1695–1750); France; pen and black ink, brush and black wash, gray-blue watercolor on paper, laid down; Frame: 50.2 x 39.7 x 2.5 cm (19 3/4 x 15 5/8 x 1 in.) Sheet: 20.9 x 12.1 cm (8 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-504

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Rococo: The Continuing Curve 1730-2008.

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18172437/ |title=Drawing, Design for the Hilt of a Hunting Sword |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=20 April 2024 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>