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Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau French
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Symmetrical ornament with fantastical creatures. Du Cerceau, best known for his antique-inspired architectural designs, intended this print as a model for the lid of a decorative cup. The circle at the center was left empty to indicate the location of the finial—the knob used to lift the lid.
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Title: Design for the Cover of a Cup
Artist:
Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau (French, Paris 1510/12–1585 Annecy)
Date: ca. 1546
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet (diameter, trimmed): 6 11/16 in. (17 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937
Object Number: 37.40.10(8)
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