Ornament Designs for use on Sugar and Oil Containers
date: label: Date
content: late 17th–early 18th century
name: label: Designer
content: Masson, French, active late 17th and early 18th century
label: Print Maker
content: Masson, French, active late 17th and early 18th century
label: Publisher
content: Jean Mariette, French, 1660–1742
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Designs for ornament to be engraved on cups and saucers along with the design in profile of a coffee goblet (cup) and deep saucer. The ornament features borders of repeated patterns, scrolling leaves, diaper patterns, scrolling acanthus leaves, fleurons, strapwork, rosettes, heraldry (coat of arms), and cartouches. The designs are identified with lettered inscriptions. The plate is numbered and includes the publisher’s address below.
place: label: made in
content: France
label: published 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: 1921-6-434-6
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Etching and engraving on paper