Dutch emblem print

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Cort, Cornelis
Description
Engraving from a Dutch emblem book of the 1630s, possibly engraved by Cornelis Cort or one of his circle. The text of the original volume is in Dutch, but the proverb below the image is in Italian: "A gatto che lecca Spiedo,/non gli fidato arrosto" [Do not entrust a roast to a cat licking the spit.].
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Marsh Collection [probable]
1635
ID Number
1978.0534.09
accession number
1978.0534
catalog number
1978.0534.09
Object Name
print
engraving
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
sheet: 13.2 cm x 13.4 cm; 5 3/16 in x 5 9/32 in
support: 22.5 cm x 20.75 cm; 8 27/32 in x 8 5/32 in
place made
The Netherlands
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Marsh Collection
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National Museum of American History
Subject
Cats
Record ID
nmah_1020553
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-191f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Dutch emblem print
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