Ornament Design

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Small ornamental frieze design featuring grotesque motifs, scrolling leave (rinceaux), foliate scrolls, bird, putto, flowers, snake, and a winged faun/ satyr. The plate is signed.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Jean-Bernard Turreau, French, 1672 - 1731
Date
early 18th century
Credit Line
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Medium
Etching on laid paper
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
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