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Print

1570 (Printed)
Artist/Maker
Wenzel Jamnitzer (Printmaker)
Place of origin
Vienna (Printed)

The paper has the watermark of a bear with a hunting horn above its back (Briquet 12356-12367) which appears on paper made in Lorraine and Basel between 1538-1580.


Object details

Category
Ornament Prints
Object type
Print
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Wenzel Jamnitzer. Design for a covered cup ornamented with shells and pearls. Austria, 1551-1570.
Physical description
The paper has the watermark of a bear with a hunting horn above its back (Briquet 12356-12367) which appears on paper made in Lorraine and Basel between 1538-1580.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 27.3cm
  • Cut to width: 12.7cm
Object history
Lanna collection.
Bibliographic references
  • Bergau, R., Wentzel Jamnitzer’s Entwürfe zu Prachtgerfässe in Silber und Gold, Berlin, 1879, A.22.
  • Bergau, R., Wentzel Jamnitzer’s Entwürfe zu Prachtgerfässe in Silber und Gold, Berlin, 1879, no. 18.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2736-1910

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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