Drawing, Project for a Ewer, ca. 1765, Jean Charles Delafosse, circa 1765

The handle is at left. Its bottom part consists of a satyr who is embraced by a mermaid seated on the shoulder of the ewer. A swan and two girls surround the neck of the vessel. The fluted body show festoons suspended from a faun's mask. S. Date: circa 1765. Dimensions: Sheet: 24 x 54.4 cm (9 7/16 x 21 7/16 in.). Medium: graphite, pen and black ink, wash. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Project for a Ewer, ca. 1765 (CH 18172403-2)