Design for the Hilt of a Hunting Sword
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1750
name: label: Style of
content: Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Probably the rendering of an actual object because of the lack of distinctness of the decoration necessary in a project. The hilt of a dagger projects from the escutcheon on top of the handle. Rocaille motifs. A hunting trophy on guard.
place: label: designed in
content: Paris, France
setName: label: See more items in
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: 1911-28-504
objectType: label: Type
content: metalwork
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pen and black ink, brush and black wash, gray-blue watercolor on paper, laid down
label: Dimensions
content: Frame: 50.2 x 39.7 x 2.5 cm (19 3/4 x 15 5/8 x 1 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Sheet: 20.9 x 12.1 cm (8 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)