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.

 

Object Timeline

1901

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, Design for Four Festoons

This is a Drawing. It was attributed to Giuseppe Bernardino Bison. It is dated ca. 1780 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and grey wash, graphite framing lines on cream laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 17.8 × 26.7 cm (7 in. × 10 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Four Festoons; Attributed to Giuseppe Bernardino Bison (Italian, 1762 - 1844); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and grey wash, graphite framing lines on cream laid paper; H x W: 17.8 × 26.7 cm (7 in. × 10 1/2 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-1283

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://www-6.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18109193/ |title=Drawing, Design for Four Festoons |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=24 March 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>