Reverse Copy of Designs for Watch Cases and Pendants; from a Book of Designs for Goldsmiths

After Gilles Légaré French

ca. 1663

Not on view

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Title: Reverse Copy of Designs for Watch Cases and Pendants; from a Book of Designs for Goldsmiths
Artist: After Gilles Légaré (French, 1610–1685)
Date: ca. 1663
Medium: Etching and blackwork
Dimensions: Sheet: 6 in. × 9 11/16 in. (15.3 × 24.6 cm)
Plate: 5 7/8 × 9 1/2 in. (15 × 24.1 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
Object Number: 53.638.49
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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