Plate 37, from Neüw Grotteßken Buch (New Grotesque Book)

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Object Details

Designer

Christoph Jamnitzer, German, 1563 - 1618

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Ornamental cartouche, composed of cartilage-like membes which terminate in wings, bird feet and fish forms. In the center, a lion's head with long mane.

Credit Line

Museum purchase through gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop

Date

1610

Accession Number

1957-162-32

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

ornament

Object Name

Type

Medium

Engraving on laid paper

Dimensions

Platemark: 14.3 × 18.4 cm (5 5/8 × 7 1/4 in.)

18.5 × 23 cm (7 5/16 × 9 1/16 in.)

Mat: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 × 18 in.)

made in

Germany

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Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4da6c7678-b277-425d-a1da-e8361609a8b4

Record ID

chndm_1957-162-32