Designs for a Watchcase Lid or Medallion and Flowers
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1660-70
name: label: Print Maker
content: Jacques Vauquer, French, 1621–1686
label: Designer
content: Jacques Vauquer, French, 1621–1686
label: Publisher
content: Jacques Vauquer, French, 1621–1686
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: An ornament print with a central design for a medallion or the lid of a circular watchcase depicting the New Testament Biblical scene of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, with Mary holding the baby Jesus in the center, to the left, two bearded men in religious dress, one leaning towards Mary. Below two men, one holding a basket. In the background another woman holding a baby. The interior is domed with pilasters, with a hanging thurible or censor and draped textiles, a table, with a candlestick and book. The roundel is flanked by four floral designs, two of which are in glass vases. The plate is numbered and signed.
place: label: made in
content: 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: 1921-6-529-4
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Engraving on laid paper