Design for a Cartouche with Crayfish (Horizontal)
date: label: Date
content: 1740
name: label: Designer
content: Jacques de Lajoüe, French, 1687–1761
label: Engraver
content: Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Cartouche with large crayfish dominating the central space. At top, elements of the chase: a hunting dog, a mandolin, a bow and arrow. At top center, a mask looking towards the sky. Clusters of grapes, leaves, and cascades of water at left and right of cartouche.
place: label: made in
content: 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: 1921-6-326-26
objectType: label: Type
content: ornament
label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Engraving on white laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: Platemark: 24.3 x 21 cm (9 9/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Sheet: 32.7 x 24 cm (12 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.)