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Object Details

Designer

Ortensio Toro, Italian, active 16th century

Publisher

Giovanni Battista De Rossi, Italian, ca. 1601 - 1678

Nicolaus van Aelst, Flemish, ca. 1527 - 1613

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Circular table, with the arms of Cardinal Ippolito Aldobrandini in center. At top, title and description, and at bottom, dedication, date and author's and publisher's names.

Credit Line

Museum purchase through gift of E.F. Caldwell & Co.

Date

1594

Accession Number

1963-9-317

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

ornament

Object Name

Type

Medium

Engraving on laid paper

Dimensions

H x W: 47.2 × 39.5 cm (18 9/16 × 15 9/16 in.)

made in

Rome, Italy

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Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

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Record ID

chndm_1963-9-317

Perpetual Calendar

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