Plate from Frises, Feuillages et Grotesques (Friezes, Foliage and Grotesques)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Designer
Stefano della Bella, Italian, 1610–1664
Publisher
Jacques Van Merle, Flemish, 1616 - 1682
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Horizontal rectangle showing scrolling arabesques, a bucranium (bovine skull), a mask with acanthus leaves, and a sea lion.
Credit Line
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
ca. 1645
Accession Number
1921-6-156-b
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
ornament
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
Medium
Etching on laid paper
Dimensions
H x W: 5.9 × 11.9 cm (2 5/16 × 4 11/16 in.)
made in
Italy
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Record ID
chndm_1921-6-156-b
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4ea78b270-8173-4037-9a95-fb19f18fe0ff
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