"Oblong Fillet Flanked by Two Needle Cases (?)," Plate 5 from "Goldsmith Ornament Designs"
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1648
name: label: Artist
content: Heinrich Raab, German, active Nuremberg 1640 – 1650
label: Publisher
content: Paul Furst, German, ca. 1605 – 1666
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Three separate white on black designs for an oval fillet or pendant flanked by what are believed to be needle cases. The pendant is ornamented with an asymmetrical spray of tulips and leaves supported by swaying stems. The needle case on the left is also ornamented with a curving stem ending in a large florette. A crown of flowers tops the case. On the right, two sides of a four sided case is shown with a bilaterally symmetric floral design of stems and buds. The case is topped with a flower and a crown.
place: label: made in
content: Germany
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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 from Friends of Drawings and Prints Fund
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1999-51-4
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 off-white laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: Plate: 5.7 x 6.8 cm (2 1/4 x 2 11/16 in. )
label: Dimensions
content: Sheet: 7.3 x 8.4 cm (2 7/8 x 3 5/16 in. )