Design for a Tazza with a Portrait of William of Orange as Commander of Wisdom
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1588
name: label: Print Maker
content: Theodor de Bry, Flemish, 1528 – 1598
label: Sitter
content: William I, Prince of Orange, Dutch, 1533 – 1584
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Circular design for the interior of tazza (footed dish), with a medallion portrait of William of Orange at the center. In the surrounding circle, a band with scenes include the Judgement of Solomon; an image of Venus; a man at table, praying, flanked by Death and the Devil; Susanna and the elders. Inscriptions in French and Low German.
place: label: made in
content: Netherlands
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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: 1942-36-34
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 paper
label: Dimensions
content: 12.5 × 12.2 cm (4 15/16 × 4 13/16 in.)