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Blackwork Print with an Oval at Center Flanked by Pendants Hanging from Foliate Scrolls, from a Series of Blackwork Prints for Goldsmiths' Work

1615
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Symmetrical blackwork design with a large oval at center with a Schweifwerk pattern. At bottom left and right two pendants with Schweifwerk in ovals hang from foliate scrolls with flowers and pea-pod elements in the upper corners. Plate 8 from a series of eight plates published in Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne (Ain) with blackwork designs for goldsmiths' work.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Blackwork Print with an Oval at Center Flanked by Pendants Hanging from Foliate Scrolls, from a Series of Blackwork Prints for Goldsmiths' Work
  • Artist: Etienne Carteron (French, born Châtillon-sur-Seine, ca. 1580)
  • Date: 1615
  • Medium: Blackwork engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 4 13/16 × 3 5/8 in. (12.3 × 9.2 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
  • Object Number: 47.108.6
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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