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Proper Ornaments to be Engrav'd on Plate

Print
1694
Artist/Maker
Charles De Moelder (designer)
Charles De Moelder (engraver)
Place of origin
London

The use of the acanthus leaf as a feature of ornament design dates back to ancient Rome and spans a variety of media. From Renaissance garments to Byzantine pillars, acanthus leaves are a sturdy leaf around which to base design. Charles de Moelder’s frieze designs, shown here, incorporate these large leaves as well as putti into a lush, classicised design. This design could have been used as an architectural element, or could have been incorporated into the design of furniture or a household vessel.


Object details

Object type
Print
TitleProper Ornaments to be Engrav'd on Plate (series title)
Materials and techniques
engraving
Brief description
Charles de Moelder (after), part of a plate from a suite of twelve showing designs for silver engraving. British, 1694.
Physical description
Frieze design with putti among acanthus leaf work.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.9cm (cut to )
  • Width: 30cm
Marks and inscriptions
"De. Moelder. in. et. Fecit" (upper left )
Object history
One part of plate, the other half of which is V&A collection number 28872.9.
Subjects depicted
Putti
Acanthus
Summary
The use of the acanthus leaf as a feature of ornament design dates back to ancient Rome and spans a variety of media. From Renaissance garments to Byzantine pillars, acanthus leaves are a sturdy leaf around which to base design. Charles de Moelder’s frieze designs, shown here, incorporate these large leaves as well as putti into a lush, classicised design. This design could have been used as an architectural element, or could have been incorporated into the design of furniture or a household vessel.
Bibliographic references
  • Fuhring, Peter, and Jennifer Kilian. Ornament prints in the Rijksmuseum II, Pt. 1. The, seventeenth century / Peter Fuhring. Ornament Prints in the Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum, 2004.
  • Wees, Beth Carver. English, Irish, & Scottish Silver at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. New York: Hudson Hills press, 1997.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
27882:9

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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