Gold- and Silverware Ornaments (Ornemens d'orfevrerie...), Plate 3
Plate 3 of a series of designs for mirrors. This design shows a curved shape filled with asymmetrical foliate scrolls combining flowers and leaves. There is one bird in the center of the design. It has its wings extended, one of its leg folded and holds a branch in its beak. Its body is turned toward the right but its head is turned toward the left.
Artwork Details
- Title: Gold- and Silverware Ornaments (Ornemens d'orfevrerie...), Plate 3
- 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 11/16 in. (16.5 × 11.9 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 9/16 in. (25.3 × 19.2 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1951
- Object Number: 51.540.15(75)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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