Jug with lid, engraved with arabesque pattern, the narrow spout to right ending in snake's head, handle to left.
Object type: Print Ornament and architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Ornamental designs after Hans Holbein: Ten plates (New Hollstein 824-833)
Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar|Hans Holbein the Younger
Artist bio: Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London|German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Bohemian|German
Date: 1649
Medium: Etching and drypoint, only state
Dimensions: Plate: 7 × 5 13/16 in. (17.8 × 14.7 cm)
with thread margins
Classification: Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession year: 1951
Tags: Snakes|Jugs