Design for an Urn 19th century

This 19th-century anonymous drawing, "Design for an Urn," from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, is a detailed pen-and-ink sketch of a highly ornate, classical urn. The design features an elaborate base with intricate scrollwork and two cherubs flanking the top. The urn itself is decorated with a central rosette and a series of smaller, repeated motifs, suggesting a design for a crafted object that would have been both practical and aesthetically pleasing. The sketch's meticulous details and delicate lines convey the artist's vision for a grand and decorative urn.