Fragment of a Design for a Nef, or Fantastic Centerpiece in the Form of A Boat
date: label: Date
content: 1600
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: A fantastical ship is shown from the side, supported with a foot surrounded by dolphins. Ornaments, including scrolls and acanthus leaves, cover all surfaces. A lansquenet (soldier) stands on the gunwale (top of boat). A spread eagle, caryatid and orb ornament the quarterdeck at rear, above a scrolling handle.
place: label: made in
content: Italy
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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: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1938-88-6110
objectType: label: Type
content: tableware designs
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Charcoal, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on craim paper, laid down
label: Dimensions
content: 22.8 x 34.1 cm (9 in. x 13 7/16 in.)