A water mill

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Designer
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605
Engraver
Philip Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612
Jan Collaert II, Flemish, 1560 – 1628
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Horizontal rectangle. Beside a river, the two water wheels are seen at center. Men, bringing grain, weighing it, and pouring it into the grindstones. Bottom center: "Joan Stradanus invent." "Phls. Galle excud."
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
ca. 1590
Accession Number
1938-88-8431
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
figures
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
18.5 × 27.2 cm (7 5/16 × 10 11/16 in.)
made in
Netherlands
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Record ID
chndm_1938-88-8431
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq48bd30417-5a11-40af-ab3f-1778d6b7bb0c
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