Ciseaux et Pomme de canne [Design for Scissors and Cane Handle, 3rd Plate], pl. 44 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurele Meissonnier
date: label: Date
content: 1748
name: label: Designer
content: Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750
label: Publisher
content: Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Consisting of five designs; three pairs of scissors, a cane knob, and a detail of the top of the cane knob. Two scissors are in their cases, which are decorated with delicate floral designs at top and bottom. The cane knob is decorated with bands of foliage and acanthus leaves. The top of the knob shows two female figures and two animals.
place: label: made in
content: Paris, France
label: published in
content: Paris, 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: 1921-6-212-16-a
objectType: label: Type
content: metalwork
label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Etching on off-white laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 18.4 x 25.4 cm (7 1/4 x 10 in.)