Ornament Print
1591 (made)
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Border of strapwork with two smoking urns enclosing a portrait of a Sultan of Turkey printed from a separate plate.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | engraving on paper |
| Brief description | Anonymous, from a set of plates of strapwork borders designed to enclose portraits printed from separate plates. Issued with a set of portraits of Sultans of Turkey and Kings of Spain. Italian, after 1591. |
| Physical description | Border of strapwork with two smoking urns enclosing a portrait of a Sultan of Turkey printed from a separate plate. |
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| Object history | From Miller (1999): These plates are probably replacements for borders composed of similar elements by Camillo Graffico, 21412:1-8,, as five of the portraits are common to both sets. |
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| Accession number | E.823-1927 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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