Designs for a Mantelpiece, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined, Left row, top: in small scale, an entablature is supported by gaines standing in front of pilasters. Center: bases are laterally below. Three sides of a molded frame stand upon them. A receding molding is supported above by brackets. An oblong with an ovoidal medallion is above in the center in front of both moldings. Festoons hang from the upper corners of the oblong to the brackets. The shelf is formed by an entablature.

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