Design for the Cover of a Cup

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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