Design for Baptismal Font, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper, The bowl is supported by a molded base. The lid has the shape of a pedestal which is decorated at the front with an oval medallion with the representation of the baptism of Christ, hanging from a bowknot in the frieze of the entablature. The oblique sides have volutes, with cherubim above the lower spirals. Above the entablature rises another pedestal, supported a cross above a globe. Beside it sits two angels, supporting with their hands a festoon

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