1617 (Printed)
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A complex asymmetrical silhouette style design depicting an array of chimerical and actual birds and fish set within a pattern of schweifwerk. In the centre there is a vase of flowers above which is a mermaid sat beneath a canopy held up by two winged figures.
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| Materials and techniques | Engraving with etching |
| Brief description | Print by Esaias van Hulsen, plate from a suite of 6 designs for goldsmith's ornament, Dutch, 1617 |
| Physical description | A complex asymmetrical silhouette style design depicting an array of chimerical and actual birds and fish set within a pattern of schweifwerk. In the centre there is a vase of flowers above which is a mermaid sat beneath a canopy held up by two winged figures. |
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| Accession number | E.3351-1928 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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