Designer:

Jean Berain, the elder, French, 1640-1711  Search this

Publisher:

Jacques Thuret, French, 1669–1738  Search this

Dedicatee:

Jules Hardouin Mansart, French, 1646–1708  Search this

Medium:

Engraving on laid paper

Object Name:

Bound print

Type:

Bound print

Made in:

France

Published in:

Paris, France

Date:

1711

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Two chimneypiece designs decorated with acanthus leaves, scrolls, vases, garlands, medallions with scenes from mythology, mascarons, rosettes, and sphinxes. Between the chimneypieces is a panel of grotesque ornamentation. The plate is not signed but is lettered “H.”

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-201-100

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4e265df6f-9f79-444f-8c58-43950e908456

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-201-100