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Jacob Binck German
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Ornamental design for a dagger sheath with Venus and Cupid standing on a shell at top and a putto supporting a vertical ornament at bottom. The upper portion containing Venus and Cupid was also printed by Binck separately from the lower portion.
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Title: Dagger Sheath with Venus and Cupid, and a Candelabrum Supported by Cupid Below
Artist:
Jacob Binck (German, Cologne 1494/1500–1569 Kaliningrad (Königsberg))
Date: 1520–61
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 6 7/16 × 1 5/16 in. (16.3 × 3.3 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956
Object Number: 56.500.20
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