Decor Chasse et Peche
Cooper Hewitt

Decor Chasse et Peche

Desfossé et Karth, French, 1863 · 1859–65

Block-printed paper
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

"a": Oval motif in the Neo-Renaissance style imitating brown wooden carved and turned openwork. At center, a console ornamented with gold supporting a grisaille group of hounds attacking a stag. Sepia putti, top and sides; "b": Similar motif with console supporting grisaille wolf caught in a trap. At top an eagle attacks a swan-like bird. Same color scheme as "a".

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