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Mascarades

Costume Plate
1597 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print depicting fantastical costume. Half-bound in calf, marbled boards which are lettered in gold on the spine.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMascarades (series title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Print from a set of 24 plates entitled Mascarades, engraving by Robert Boissard after designs by Jean-Jacques Boissard, Strasbourg, 1597.
Physical description
Print depicting fantastical costume. Half-bound in calf, marbled boards which are lettered in gold on the spine.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.00cm
  • Width: 13.65cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1957-1958. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'23' (Lettered with 2 lines of Latin verse and numbered)
Credit line
Given by the House of Worth
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1957-1958 London: HMSO, 1964
Collection
Accession number
E.21344-1957

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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