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Print

pre-1724 (designed), pre-1724 (published)
Artist/Maker
Johann Jakob Schubler (designed by)
Jeremias Wolff (published by)
Place of origin
Nuremberg (designed)
Augsburg (published)

Johann Jakob Schübler. Plate 5 of 6 of a suite of 24 (in 4 sets of ) of various furniture and interior designs. Augsburg, before 1724.


Object details

Category
Ornament Prints
Object type
Print
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Johann Jakob Schübler. Plate 5 of 6 of a suite of 24 (in 4 sets of ) of various furniture and interior designs. Augsburg, before 1724.
Dimensions
  • To plate mark length: 29.7cm
  • To plate mark width: 19cm
Content description
Depicts a tall clock bearing a large face and a list of the feast days. A portion of an upholstered bench can be seen in an adjoining room.
Marks and inscriptions
5. Ein zierliches Gehäusse zu einer Uhr, welche die Stunden und Minuten, das Iahr, das Monat, den Tag und die Nahme der gantzen Wochen zeiget; wobeij in den Alcove ein Stück von einer Französischen Ruhe Banck zu sehen ist. lower-left: Ioh. Iacob Schübler inv. et del. lower-centre: Cum. Pr. S.C. Maj. lower-right: Ier. Wolff excudit Aug. Vind.
Translation
A delicate casing of a clock, which shows the hours and minutes, the year, the month, the day and the name of the entire week. A portion of a French resting bench can be seen in the alcove.
Bibliographic reference
Berlin Staatlich Museen, Katalog der Ornamentstich-Sammlung der Staatlichen Kunstbibliothek Berlin, Berlin and Leipzig, 1936-39, 98. Guilmard, D., Les Maîtres Ornemanistes, Paris, 1880-1881, p.427, 32 (3, 5). Nagler, G K, Neues allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon, 22 vols, Munich, 1835, vol. XVI, p.38.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3701-1904

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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