Hand Mirror with Scenes from the Story of Medea
date: label: Date
content: 1561
name: label: Print Maker
content: Etienne Delaune, French, 1519 - 1583
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Vertical rectangle showing the back of a hand mirror. The central scene shows Medea fleeing Corinth in a chariot drawn by winged dragons, which belonged to her grandfather Helios. Below, Medea rejuvenates Jason’s father Aeson.The frame design is densely composed of strapwork and female figures. At top, an enthroned woman. Pearls hang from the frame on either side.
place: label: Place
content: France
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: Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1946-13-1
objectType: label: Type
content: metalwork
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: H x W x D: 22.2 × 11 cm (8 3/4 × 4 5/16 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)