Designs for Gun Parts and Ornament

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Designer
François Marcou, French, 1595 – 1660
Print Maker
C. Jacquinet, French, active 1650 – 1660
Publisher
François Marcou, French, 1595 – 1660
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Designs for gun parts and ornament decorated with grotesque ornament, fantastical animals, mascarons (masks), oval profile portrait, cartouche, heraldry (coat of arms), helmet, terminal figure, fleurons, flowers, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), and foliate scrolls. The plate is signed and numbered.
Credit Line
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
1657
Accession Number
1921-6-408-27
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
Medium
Engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 15.6 × 20.9 cm (6 1/8 × 8 1/4 in.)
Platemark: 10.2 × 15.3 cm (4 × 6 in.)
Image: 9 × 13.5 cm (3 9/16 × 5 5/16 in.)
made in
France
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Record ID
chndm_1921-6-408-27
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq426894545-9ba0-4496-b213-cbb0f1932a61
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