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Clipped Fragment with a Design for a Brooch or Hair Ornament

ca. 1690–99
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Clipped fragment with an etching of a design for a brooch or hair ornament, possibly created by Friedrich Jacob Morrison, a German jewelry designer active from 1693 to 1697. His designs ranged from ornamental religious subjects to jeweled sword hilts and fans, and included different types of jewelry. The design consists of an undulating branch with offsetting, scrolling leaves, decorated with oval, faceted stones of different sizes and shades of gray. This kind of etching was produced to be collected by jewelers to use in the design process of their own creations.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Clipped Fragment with a Design for a Brooch or Hair Ornament
  • Artist: Friedrich Jacob Morisson (German, active 1693–97) (?)
  • Date: ca. 1690–99
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 5 5/16 × 1 15/16 in. (13.5 × 4.9 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.598.172(1)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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