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Print

1572-1590 (Printed)
Artist/Maker
Jonas Silber (Printmaker)
Monogrammist IS (Printmaker)
Place of origin
Nuremberg (Printed)

Design for a cup ornamented with dolphins within a strapwork frame.

Object details

Category
Ornament Prints
Object type
Print
Materials and techniques
Dotted manner engraving
Paper
Dotted Manner
Brief description
Jonas Silber, formerly attributed to Monogrammist I.S. Design for a cup ornamented with dolphins within a strapwork frame. Germany, 1572-1590.
Physical description
Design for a cup ornamented with dolphins within a strapwork frame.
Dimensions
  • To plate mark height: 12.9cm
  • To plate width: 12.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
Signed with the monogram 'IS' in the lower centre right of the plate.
Subjects depicted
Dolphins
Strapwork
Bibliographic references
  • Nagler, G.K., Die Monogrammisten (Munich, 1858-1879), vol. IV, 405.
  • Hollstein, F W H, German engravings, etchings and woodcuts c.1400-1700, Amsterdam, 1954, volume LXXVII.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2527-1929

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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