Proper Ornaments to be Engrav'd on Plate
Metalwork Design
ca. 1694
ca. 1694
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This image, probably intended as a design for a soup bowl or tureen, is decorated with acanthus leaves and putti. This scheme appears frequently in Charels de Moelder’s work of the 1690s, and, with its Classical associations, would have provided an attractive design for the late-seventeenth century patrons wishing to purchase fine silverwork for their homes.
De Moelder’s designs would have been available for goldsmiths to purchase, and they would probably have used them as stock images or as inspiration. From these images, luxury items for the table or the toilette could have been made in bulk or customised for wealthy patrons by mixing various elements of de Moelder’s prints. This image is only one part of a larger plate possibly cut down by a later collector to enjoy more for its inventive quality rather than its functional use as a pattern.
De Moelder’s designs would have been available for goldsmiths to purchase, and they would probably have used them as stock images or as inspiration. From these images, luxury items for the table or the toilette could have been made in bulk or customised for wealthy patrons by mixing various elements of de Moelder’s prints. This image is only one part of a larger plate possibly cut down by a later collector to enjoy more for its inventive quality rather than its functional use as a pattern.
Object details
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| Title | Proper Ornaments to be Engrav'd on Plate (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | engraving |
| Brief description | Charles de Moelder (after). Design for a bowl-cover. Partial plate from a suite of twelve showing designs for silver engraving. British, 1694. |
| Physical description | Circular design for one element of design for a bowl, probably the lid. Design includes acanthus leaves, puttis and a foliate mask. |
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| Object history | This print is one part of the original plate, which can be seen in its whole version in V&A inventory number E. 386-1926. |
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| Summary | This image, probably intended as a design for a soup bowl or tureen, is decorated with acanthus leaves and putti. This scheme appears frequently in Charels de Moelder’s work of the 1690s, and, with its Classical associations, would have provided an attractive design for the late-seventeenth century patrons wishing to purchase fine silverwork for their homes. De Moelder’s designs would have been available for goldsmiths to purchase, and they would probably have used them as stock images or as inspiration. From these images, luxury items for the table or the toilette could have been made in bulk or customised for wealthy patrons by mixing various elements of de Moelder’s prints. This image is only one part of a larger plate possibly cut down by a later collector to enjoy more for its inventive quality rather than its functional use as a pattern. |
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| Accession number | 15274 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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