Series of Small Flower Motifs, Plate 6
Plate 6 from an untitled series of six plates with designs of flower motifs, possibly meant for silk embroidery. This plate presents three rows of small motifs, with four full flowers in the top and bottom row, the middle row shows three full flowers and parts of two further motifs in the margins, suggesting an ongoing all-over pattern.
Artwork Details
- Title: Series of Small Flower Motifs, Plate 6
- Artist and engraver: Paul Androuet Ducerceau (French, 1623–1710)
- Publisher: Nicolas Langlois (French, Paris 1640–1703)
- Date: ca. 1670–85
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Plate: 5 11/16 × 7 7/8 in. (14.5 × 20 cm)
Sheet: 7 9/16 × 10 1/16 in. (19.2 × 25.6 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1951
- Object Number: 51.540.15(81)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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