Design for Strapwork Ornament
This strapwork design was likely meant as a tail-piece or vignette in a book. The ornamental vocabulary is inspired by sixteenth-century examples, created in The Netherlands, Flanders and France from ca. 1550 onwards. A renewed interest in this kind of ornament emerged during the nineteenth century, especially during the period of national historicism that peaked in the third quarter of the century.
Artwork Details
- Title: Design for Strapwork Ornament
- Artist: Anonymous, French, 19th century
- Date: 19th century
- Medium: Graphite, pen and black ink
- Dimensions: 3 11/16 x 5 1/2 in. (9.3 x 13.9 cm)
- Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1919
- Object Number: 19.65.9
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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