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ca. 1755–60 · Papier mâché, painted, lacquered and decorated with decoupage prints lined with colored paper · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Though small decorative objects in the lacca povera ("poor-man's lacquer") technique, embellished with cutout and pasted-on prints, were quite popular during the eighteenth century, few examples survive.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1755–60

Medium

Papier mâché, painted, lacquered and decorated with decoupage prints lined with colored paper

Culture

Italian, Venice

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Purchase, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, by exchange, 1995