Designer:

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750  Search this

Publisher:

Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772  Search this

Engraver:

Pierre-Quentin Chedel, 1705 – 1763  Search this

Medium:

etching on paper

Dimensions:

16 x 11.1 cm (6 5/16 x 4 3/8 in.)

Type:

ornament

Print

Object Name:

Print

Made in:

Paris, France

Published in:

Paris, France

Date:

1748

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

A crayfish lies over a shell cartouche and in front of sprouting reeds and other mollusks.

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-212-9-a

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4aca626b8-7ad0-4ebe-9abe-f6a3a3856eb9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-212-9-a