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Design for jeweller's ornament in the niello manner

Print
1619 (Published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate 7 of a suite of designs for jewellers' ornament in niello (blackwork).


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDesign for jeweller's ornament in the niello manner (generic title)
Materials and techniques
blackwork engraving and engraving
Brief description
Jacques Hurtu. Plate from a suite of designs for ornament in blackwork for gold- and silversmiths. France, 1619.
Physical description
Plate 7 of a suite of designs for jewellers' ornament in niello (blackwork).
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 4.5cm
  • Cut to width: 5.0cm
Marks and inscriptions
Signed 'H. T.' in the lower left and numbered 'vii' in the lower right of the plate.
Credit line
From the Rosenheim collection
Bibliographic references
  • Schestag, F., Illustrierter Katalog der Ornamentstichsammlung des K.K. Österreich. Museums für Kunst und Industrie., Wien 1871, S. 52.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1923, London: Board of Education, 1925
Collection
Accession number
E.1255-1923

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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