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Print

1548 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This engraving by Cornelis Floris shows a decorated ewer or cup. The complex design includes a spout shaped like a seashell, cherubs, flower ornament and a satyr as a support. From about 1550 onwards, northern European mannerist designers vied with each other to produce ever more fantastic table vessels, most of which were likely to be made from precious metals. Ornament prints like these were copied by artisans working in different fields, and were responsible for spreading the influence of various decorative styles.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Engraving on paper
Brief description
Print of a ewer, engraving by Cornelis Floris of Antwerp, Belgium, 1548
Physical description
Print showing a ewer, cupported by a satyr with flower ornament and a sea-shell snout
Dimensions
  • Height: 22cm
  • Width: 16.3cm
Bottom corners cut off
Gallery label
PRINT: A EWER Low Countries, 1548 Engraving by Cornelis Floris (1514-75) of Antwerp 27699.1 From about 1550 onwards northern European mannerist designers competed with each other to produce ever more fantastic table vessels, most of which were probably to be made in precious metals.
Object history
From about 1550 onwards, northern European mannerist designers vied with each other to produce ever more fantastic table vessels, most of which were probably to be made in precious metals.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This engraving by Cornelis Floris shows a decorated ewer or cup. The complex design includes a spout shaped like a seashell, cherubs, flower ornament and a satyr as a support. From about 1550 onwards, northern European mannerist designers vied with each other to produce ever more fantastic table vessels, most of which were likely to be made from precious metals. Ornament prints like these were copied by artisans working in different fields, and were responsible for spreading the influence of various decorative styles.
Collection
Accession number
27699:1

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Record createdJuly 14, 2005
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