Designs for Box Lids, Plate 2
Plate 2 of a set of 8 plates of designs for box lids. This plate presents three designs of flowers, the first and third of which are set in rectangular frames with scalloped edges, while the second is in a regular rectangular frame. This second one also presents a design inspired by Japan, of a temple and figure with umbrella.
The second and third designs are inverted copies of box lids designed by Lucotte for the Encyclopédie (Vol VIII, Orfevre-bijoutier, Pl. IV, fig. 1, 2).
The second and third designs are inverted copies of box lids designed by Lucotte for the Encyclopédie (Vol VIII, Orfevre-bijoutier, Pl. IV, fig. 1, 2).
Artwork Details
- Title: Designs for Box Lids, Plate 2
- Artist: After Roch (French, 18th century)
- Artist and publisher: Cuny François Daumont (French, Metz 1717–1768 Paris)
- Date: third quarter 18th century
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Plate: 6 9/16 × 4 1/8 in. (16.7 × 10.5 cm)
Sheet: 8 11/16 × 5 1/2 in. (22 × 14 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956
- Object Number: 56.500.104(2)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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