Gold- and Silverware Ornaments (Ornemens d'orfevrerie...), Plate 1

Artist and engraver Paul Androuet Ducerceau French
Publisher Antoine Trouvain French
17th century
Not on view
Plate 1 of a series of designs for mirrors. This design is also the title plate. It shows a curved shape filled with symetrical vegetal scrolls combining flowers and leaves. There are three birds in these scrolls. The bird at the center faces left.

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Object Information
  • Title: Gold- and Silverware Ornaments (Ornemens d'orfevrerie...), Plate 1
  • Artist and engraver: Paul Androuet Ducerceau (French, 1623–1710)
  • Publisher: Antoine Trouvain (French, 1656–1708)
  • Date: 17th century
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 6 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (16.5 × 12 cm)
    Sheet: 10 1/16 × 7 9/16 in. (25.5 × 19.2 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.540.15(74)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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