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Design for an ornamental key

Print
c.1620 (published)
Artist/Maker
Jacquard, Antoine (artist)
Place of origin
France (published)

Design for the head of a key, with two armless mermaids back to back.

Object details

Categories
Ornament Prints
Metalwork
Designs
Object type
Print
TitleDesign for an ornamental key (generic title)
Materials and techniques
engraving on paper
Engraving
Brief description
Design for an ornamental key, engraving, Antoine Jacquard, French, c. 1610-1620
Physical description
Design for the head of a key, with two armless mermaids back to back.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 3.625in (Note: taken from 1923 accession register)
  • Cut to width: 1.75in (Note: taken from 1923 accession register)
Bibliographic references
  • D. Guilmard, Les Maîtres Ornemanistes, Paris, 1880-81, p. 41, no. 22
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1923, London: Board of Education, 1925
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
22779:4

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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