Ornament Design

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Rocaille design of a spray of acanthus leaves. The plate is signed.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Pierre Germain, French, 1703 - 1783
Print Maker
Jacques Jean Pasquier, French, 1718–1785
Publisher
Pierre Germain, French, 1703 - 1783
Date
1751
Credit Line
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Medium
Engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 24.8 x 18.3 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/16 in.)
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
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