Album of designs for embroidery: bodices, gauntlets, caps, bags, page 73 (recto)
Anonymous, Dutch, 17th century.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Page consists of 2 designs. Top design is unfinished, although it appears that its finished state would be in the shape of a diamond. It is decorated with a central flower. Inside the left corner is a grasshopper and inside the right corner in a snail. Bottom design is in the shape of rectangle and is decorated with curving vine with leaves and flowers; the bottom end of the vine forms a cornucopia. There is a bird, butterfly, and snail that exist on the vine.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Page consists of 2 designs. Top design is unfinished, although it appears that its finished state would be in the shape of a diamond. It is decorated with a central flower. Inside the left corner is a grasshopper and inside the right corner in a snail. Bottom design is in the shape of rectangle and is decorated with curving vine with leaves and flowers; the bottom end of the vine forms a cornucopia. There is a bird, butterfly, and snail that exist on the vine.
Artwork Details
- Title: Album of designs for embroidery: bodices, gauntlets, caps, bags, page 73 (recto)
- Artist: Anonymous, Dutch, 17th century
- Date: 1615–35
- Medium: pen and ink; some with wash
- Dimensions: 18 7/8 x 11 3/8 in.
- Classifications: Albums, Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1955
- Object Number: 55.583.1(59)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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