"Ornamental Design with Cross at Center," Plate 2 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: Five separate white on black designs: two rectangles at top; below, two pendants, with an oval design at left, and a heart-shaped design at right, flanking a central cross (with diamond designs at the extremities). The upper left rectangle displays a floral motif, while the one at right depicts a woman playing a lute surrounded by flowers. Both pendants are ornamented with tulip and rose patterns, with bows above. The cross is decorated with flowers and vines.
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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: 1999-51-2
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: 6.4 x 6.4 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. )
label: Dimensions
content: Sheet: 7.3 x 7.6 cm (2 7/8 x 3 in. )