Cheminée en Saillye, Plate 5 from "Livre Nouveau de Cheminée"

Object Details

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Above the fireplace, which is shown in elevation, is a rinceaux frieze; above the mantel is a representation in a rectangular moulding of two men cutting trees. Higher up is a cornice, above which is a medallion with a bust of a young man and a garland. The scale is at bottom center.

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Print Maker

Jean Baptiste Nolin, French, 1648–1708

After

Pierre Bullet, French, 1639 - 1716

Date

1675-1700

Credit Line

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Medium

Etching with engraving on paper

Dimensions

Plate: 27.6 × 16.9 cm (10 7/8 × 6 5/8 in.)

Paper: 28.4 × 18.1 cm (11 3/16 × 7 1/8 in.)

Object Name

Print

Type

Print