Vase (Plate 2 of a Series)

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Vertical rectangle. Covered urn with two handles composed of hair from mascarons. Garlands and swags on the body. Inscribed below: "ROMAE AB ANTIQVO REPERTVM MD XXXXIII" and "A.E.V." on a tablet.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Enea Vico, Italian, 1523–1567
Date
1543
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of E.F. Caldwell & Co.
Medium
Black ink on paper
Dimensions
Platemark: 24.5 × 18 cm (9 5/8 × 7 1/16 in.)
Type
ornament
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
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