Designs for a Watchcase Lid or Medallion and Flowers
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1660-70
name: label: Print Maker
content: Jacques Vauquer, French, 1621–1686
label: Designer
content: Jacques Vauquer, French, 1621–1686
label: Publisher
content: Jacques Vauquer, French, 1621–1686
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: An ornament print with a central design for a medallion or the lid of a circular watchcase depicting the New Testament Biblical scene of the Adoration of the Magi – three kings bring gifts to the newborn baby Jesus. Mary holds the baby Jesus in the foreground with the three kings to the left, with three other male figures and a dog. One of the kings is black and wears a turban, and two of the other male figures to the left are also black men. Joseph stands to the far right. In the background are fluted columns and a stone wall, camels, figures, and two winged putti above in clouds, with rays of light shining down. The roundel is flanked by two floral designs. The plate is numbered and signed.
place: label: made in
content: France
label: published in
content: Paris, France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1921-6-529-6
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Engraving on laid paper