Ornamental Medallion Design
date: label: Date
content: 1759–80
name: label: Designer
content: Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786
label: Print Maker
content: Pierre-Gabriel Berthault, French, 1737–1831
label: Publisher
content: Louis-Joseph Mondhare, French, 1734–1799
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Ornament design with an oval medallion depicting a rural landscape framed by a cartouche with an acanthus leaf clasp, fruits, and flowers, hanging from a ribbon from a frame made of scrolling leaves (rinceaux), interlaced leaves, fleurons and sprigs of flowers and leaves. In the lower center, below the medallion, a small trophy of flowers, a shield with a heart, arrows, and a quiver of arrows.
place: 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: 1921-6-393-8
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Etching and engraving on laid paper