Ornamental Designs from Historical Texts

A collection of intricate decorative patterns featuring floral motifs, geometric shapes, and symmetrical arrangements, displayed in varied styles and grid layouts.

Daniel Mignot, Large Pendant, Surrounded by Twelve Small Studs, 1593 Large Pendant, Surrounded by Twelve Small Studs

Decorative design. Draughtsman: Carel Adolph Lion Cachet. Dating: 1874 - 1945. Measurements: h 170 mm × w 120 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Spechio di pensieri delle belle et Virtudiose donne, page 4 (recto) 1546 Matteo Pagano Italian Published by Matteo Pagano, Italian, 1515-1588, Venice.From top bottom, and left to right:Design is decorated with a series of diamonds that contain a central floral motif, except for the middle diamond, which has a ornamented black vase at its center.. Spechio di pensieri delle belle et Virtudiose donne, page 4 (recto) 659978

Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 106 (recto). Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/2 x 7 11/16 in. (14 x 19.5 cm). Published in: Venice. Publisher: Cesare Vecellio (Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice) , Venice. Date: 1601.Published by Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice, Venice.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 3 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with triangles that contain a central floral element. Middle register is decorated with 5 squares of floral motifs primarily comprised of circles. Bottom register is decorated with 5 squares ornamented with a 4-petaled flower (first and fifth squares have the same flower, and second and fourth squares have the same flower). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Design for a Stole or Maniple. Artist: Ernest Geldart (British, London 1848-1929). Date: late 19th-early 20th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 15 (recto). Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/2 x 7 11/16 in. (14 x 19.5 cm). Published in: Venice. Publisher: Cesare Vecellio (Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice) , Venice. Date: 1601.Published by Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice, Venice.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 2 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with 2 rounded triangular motifs: left motif is decorated with a floral and foliage pattern and right motif is decorated with a spotted bird surrounded by flowers on vines. Bottom register is decorated with a series of curving vines of flowers and leaves. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Band design for the rear of: Hélène Lapidoth-Warth, Stille Dalen, 1898, Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries (1874-1953), 1898 drawing Central the vignette of publishing house P.N. van Kampen & Son. paper. ink. deck paint. pencil pen / brush

Unknown photographer, photos of travel from Italy, France and Germany (without dat.): View. Photo on cardboard, 65 x 50.9 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Fotos von Reisen aus Italien, Frankreich und Deutschland: Uffizien, Florenz

Platform Railing. Dated: 1939. Dimensions: overall: 38.4 x 25.3 cm (15 1/8 x 9 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 16" wide; 28 1/2" high. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Austin L. Davison.

Livre de Moresques, page 3 (verso). Artist: Francesco di Pellegrino (Italian, born Florence, died 1552). Dimensions: Overall: 12 x 8 5/16 x 1/4 in. (30.5 x 21.1 x 0.7 cm). Published in: Paris. Publisher: Published by Hiérosme de Gormont; Previously published by Cornelis Bos (Netherlandish, Hertogenbosch ca. 1510-before 1566 Groningen). Date: 1546.This book of moresques reproduces designs by the Italian artist Francesco Pellegrino, first published in book form by the artist in Paris in 1530 under the title La Fleur de la Science de Pourtraicture. It is considered the first elaborate publication to introduce the exotic designs in Western Europe, although the ornament was known already through the import of textiles and other objects from the Near East. The publication of the ornament in books and prints immensely increased the interest of native artist and it soon became highly fashionable. Pellegrino's designs were reordered and presented in compressed form in the Livre de Moresque,

Decorative design with angels. Draughtsman: Carel Adolph Lion Cachet. Dating: 1874 - 1945. Measurements: h 285 mm × w 220 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Design for a Knife Handle with a Scene from the Book of Tobit 1580-1600 Johann Theodor de Bry Netherlandish Design for a knife handle with a scenes from the Book of Tobit in an oval at center, showing two kneeling figures before a canopied bed in an interior on a blackwork background with grotesques, including two winged mermaids at bottom. Flanking the central design, biblical texts on blades with alternate finials above. From a series of twelve plates.. Design for a Knife Handle with a Scene from the Book of Tobit 424958

Ein new Modelbuch..., page 6 (verso) Publisher Johann Schönsperger the Younger German October 22, 1524 Published by Johann Schӧnsperger the Younger, Zwickau.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 2 vertical columns. Left column is decorated with 4 coiling branches of leaves. Right column is decorated with 4 coiling branches of leaves and dandelions.

Cartouches with masks. Two ornamented rectangular cartouches on a leaf. Left: a cartouche with a female mask at the bottom, right under number 3. Right: a cartouche with two putti, a male mask and animal heads, right under number 4.

Essempio di recammi, page 10 (recto) 1530 Giovanni Antonio Tagliente Italian Written by Giovanni Antonio Tagliente, Italian, Venice ca. 1465-1527 Venice, published by Giovanantonio e i fratelli da Sabbio Venice. From top to bottom, and left to right:main design composed of 2 rectangles, one within another. Outer rectangle is decorated with various curvilinear motifs that are separated by white spaces with black dashes. Inner rectangle contains one central design resembling foliage and a repeated motif at each corner. Framing the entire design are 5 different borders. Top edge is divided into 2 borders, one with flowers and other with winged figures. Left edge is decorated with halves of flowers within a zigzag pattern. Right edge is decorated with plants, fleurs-de-lis, and a dragon. Bottom edge is decorated with 2 beasts flanking a ram's head in center.. Essempio di recammi, page 10 (recto) 357722

Design for an Ornament, Pen and ink, brush and wash on paper, Horizontal rectangle with a carved cornice with rosettes in intervals., Italy, 1820-1830, ornament, Drawing, Drawing

Ornamental Plate V 1614-1624 France. Engraving on paper . Jacques Hurtu

Window with stained glass, plate XXII, 1827 - 1829 Leaf with a window with stained glass with representations from a saint life (), Plate XXII. Belgium paper etching Leaf with a window with stained glass with representations from a saint life (), Plate XXII. Belgium paper etching

Grotesque Met Neptunus en Minerva, Johann Adam Delsenbach (Possibly), after Paul Decker (I), 1700 - 1725 print Three pilasters with grotesken and various mythical figures and scenes. Nuremberg paper etching ornament ~ grotesque. Neptune as lord of the sea. (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena)

Nuremberg, Hoffmann, Johann, Bopfingen, Erasmus, Gerorg Caspar, Pfann, Wilhelm, Hönnig, Johann Lorenz, Neues Zierahten Büchlein von allerhand Schreinwerck, Elf meubeldecoraties, Numbers 10 to 13. Number 10 shows the right half of a mirror frame, number 11 shows three backs of chairs, number 12 shows three festoons with fruit and flowers and number 13 shows two corner posts and two smaller ornamental parts of frames., print, prent, ornamentprent, prints, prenten, ornamentprenten, height 308 mm, width 188 mm, 1674 - 1713, print maker, prentmaker, 1695 - 1695, fourth quarter 17th century, vier kwart 17e eeuw, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), German, printmaker, Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1629 - 1698, publisher

Muttergottes von Chachuli. In mingrelischen Kloster Gelat., 1892., Frankfurt am Main. Zvenigorodskiĭ, Aleksandr Viktorovich, 1844-1903. Art collections, Enamel and enameling, Byzantine, Chromolithographs

Stuck Verzierung in der Modchee des Hassan zu Kairo, 1842., Berlin. Publisher, bei G. Reimer. Decoration and ornament, Chromolithographs

Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 4). Artist: After Georges Reverdy (French, active Lyon, 1529-57); After Jacob Floris (1524-1581). Dimensions: Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 5/16 in. (20 × 26.2 cm)Plate: 5 1/8 × 11 13/16 in. (13 × 30 cm)Overall: 8 1/4 × 10 5/8 in. (21 × 27 cm). Publisher: Carlo Losi (Italian, 1757- after 1805). Date: 1773.Page from an album with 54 prints, 40 of which come from a series published by Carlo Losi in Rome in 1773. For some reason often overlooked, these prints actually reproduce16th-century designs attributed to the enigmatic French artist Georges Reverdy and the better-known Netherlandish artist Jacob Floris. All copies are in reverse. In some cases they are combined with the originals in this album. Several pages in the album are empty, indicating that some prints may have been taken out at some point. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Design for Two Brooches, Pen and ink, brush and sepia on paper, Two designs, one above the other. At top, the frame of a circular diamond has outside arches with alternatively a fleur-de-lys and a brilliant upon points. Below, five diamonds forming a cross, with inverted chalices with pearls outside, in the wedges., Italy, 1820-30, jewelry, Drawing, Drawing

Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 92 (recto). Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/2 x 7 11/16 in. (14 x 19.5 cm). Published in: Venice. Publisher: Cesare Vecellio (Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice) , Venice. Date: 1601.Published by Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice, Venice.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design is decorated in the center with a large triangle that frames a vase of flowers with a human bust at the top, which is flanked on both sides by a spotted dragon. On the upper left and right sides of the triangles are foliage elements. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Arabsken in Siersperen, 1777 print Leaf with three numbered performances side by side. IIII: a decorative spear with medallions. V: Arabesken. VI: A stick with medallions and a laurel wreath. Italy paper etching foliage ~ ornament. ornaments ~ art. casting weapons: spear (+ variant)

Braid work with vase, 1705 - 1710 print Braid work with leaf motifs. In the middle a vase with lion and flowers. paper engraving / etching 'Leaf and bandelwerk' ~ ornament. Flowers in a vase

The scrollwork extends in the lower left to a male, in the lower right to a female hermit. Both blow clouds from a horn that is an offshoot of their noses. Copy of sheet XV (RP-P-1977-146) of series entitled Exercitatio alphabetica nova et utilissima... Shaded Background. One of 6 sheets from a series of 8, Cartouche with scrollwork extending at bottom into hermen Cartouches in a frame of scrollwork and hardware with grotesques, garlands and mascarons , print maker: Nicolaes de Bruyn, Hans Vredeman de Vries, publisher: Assuerus van Londerseel, (mentioned on object), Netherlands, (possibly), 1581 - 1635, paper, etching, h 200 mm × w 270 mm

Twee kandelabers, in or after 1648 print Leaf with two performances of Kandelabers. On the left a candlestick with helmets, weapons and shields. On the right a candle slick with helmets, weapons and shields. The left performance is above the right show. Together they form one Kandelaber. print maker: Italyafter drawing by: Italypublisher: Rome paper etching ornament ~ candlestick

Band, Medium: silk on cotton Technique: embroidered, Narrow band of embroidered geometric pattern in black silk on cotton., China, late 19th century, embroidery & stitching, Band

Trionfo Di Virtu. Libro Novo..., page 22 (verso) 1563 Matteo Pagano Italian Published by Matteo Pagano, Italian, 1515-1588, Venice.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 3 vertical columns. Left column is decorated with a Moresque pattern characterized by circles. Middle column is decorated with a curvilinear mandorla shape that is ornamented with another Moresque pattern. Right column is decorated with a straight line wrapped around which are 3 coils.. Trionfo Di Virtu. Libro Novo..., page 22 (verso) 662259

Lucidario di Recami, page 15 (recto) 1564 Iseppo Foresto Italian Designed by Iseppo Foresto, published by Jeronimo Calepino, 1564.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 3 vertical columns; middle column is printed upon a grid. Left column is decorated in the center with a flower that has coiling stems of leaves upon which 2 putti sit. Middle column is decorated with a central floral element with coiling stems that move outward and connect to another set of coiling vines. Right column is decorated in the center with a hanging flower, which is flanked on both sides by a leaf that forms the top half of a horse.. Lucidario di Recami, page 15 (recto) 660900

Spechio di pensieri delle belle et Virtudiose donne, page 4 (recto). Dimensions: Overall: 8 1/16 x 5 7/8 in. (20.5 x 15 cm). Publisher: Matteo Pagano (Italian, 1515-1588) , Venice. Date: 1546.Published by Matteo Pagano, Italian, 1515-1588, Venice.From top bottom, and left to right:Design is decorated with a series of diamonds that contain a central floral motif, except for the middle diamond, which has a ornamented black vase at its center. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Opera Nova Universali intitulata Corona di racammi, page 29 (recto). Dimensions: Overall: 8 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (22.5 x 17.5 cm). Publisher: Giovanni Andrea Vavassore (Italian, active Venice 1530-1573) , Venice. Date: 1530.Published by Giovanni Andrea (called "Guadagnino") Vavassore, Italian, active 16th century, Venice.From top to bottom, and left to right:design composed of 2 vertical columns: left is illustrated with interlace pattern and black diamonds, and right is illustrated with various linear patterns, some of which form hearts. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Drawing, Design for stained glass; Designed by Alice Cordelia Morse (American, 1863-1961); USA; graphite on illustration board; Image: 19.8 x 9.4 cm (7 13/16 x 3 11/16 in.) Sheet: 22.4 x 11 cm (8 13/16 x 4 5/16 in.)

Copies after the 'Livre contenant passement de moresques'. Artist: After Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau (French, Paris 1510/12-1585 Annecy). Dimensions: Sheet: 4 13/16 × 3 9/16 in. (12.2 × 9 cm)Plate: 4 1/2 × 3 5/16 in. (11.5 × 8.4 cm)Overall: 10 1/16 × 7 7/8 in. (25.5 × 20 cm). Date: 19th century ().Modern album containing 19 etchings with moresque designs after the French artist Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Decorative design in gray-blue. Draughtsman: Carel Adolph Lion Cachet. Dating: 1874 - 1945. Measurements: h 335 mm × w 204 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Campania Caserta Marcianise Chiesa dell' Annunziata6. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Cupboard from the time of Louis XV decorated with leaf motifs and rocailles, 1870 photomechanical print Paris paper ornamental cupboard. rocaille ornament

Fragment of an ornament framework, Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries (1874-1953), 1884 - 1952 drawing tracing paper. pencil ornaments ~ art

Marches Urbino Palazzo Ducale, Galleria Nazionale delle Marche2. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: First floor: Polyptychs, triptychs, crucifixes, panel paintings, sculpture, frescoes now housed in Museo; stucco decoration in private chapels Object Notes: See also Urbino, Museo Albani. With both sites the negs arrived separately from the prints, yet all negs were labelled as Urbino, Palazzo Ducale, making it difficult to match some negatives to their prints. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Schön newes Modelbuch (Page 82r) 1608 Sigismundus Latomus German Published by Sigismundus Latomus, Frankfurt a.M.Illustrated and hand-colored title page, 94 pages of designs for lace and embroidery.. Schön newes Modelbuch (Page 82r) 685232

La Pratique de l'Aiguille, page 32 (recto) 1605 Matthias Mignerak Written by Matthias Mignerak, title page engraved by Pierre Firens, French, born Paris 1641, dedicated to Marie de Medici, Florence 1575-1642 Cologne, published by Jean Le Clerc, Paris.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design is printed upon a grid and is decorated with a decorative pot of flowers with fruit that is flanked on the left by a goat and on the right by a rabbit.. La Pratique de l'Aiguille, page 32 (recto) 663013

Collage van uitgeknipte prenten geplakt op albumblad van blauw papier.Blue album sheet pasted with extracted prints of different print makers. On top of tanks with a triangle. Below you have an ornament with dogs, men with torches on horns, sphinxes and a vase with musical instruments and measuring instruments. Bottom right Blanket with putti, a raised man, a vase and an eagle. Right Central tendrils with a peacock, putti, a medallion and a raised woman. Left and right flanks two dwarfs with a flute and a flag a lion. At the bottom of arabes.

Schon newes Modelbuch...Page 18(r). Designer: Sigismundus Latomus (German, active 1599-ca. 1627). Dimensions: plate: 6 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (17.5 x 26.7 cm). Date: 1617. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Cartouche surrounded by Moresken., Johannes or Lucas van Doetechum, after Hans Vredeman de Vries, c. 1555 - c. 1560 print At the top two birds and two snails. At the bottom are two pots with fruits and branches. Leaf A from series of 16 sheets, literate A-Q. Shaded or dotted background. Netherlands (possibly) paper engraving ornament ~ cartouche. ornament ~ moresque. fruits and vegetables ~ ornament. molluscs: snail. birds

Opera Nova Universali intitulata Corona di racammi, page 3 (recto) 1530 Giovanni Andrea Vavassore Italian Published by Giovanni Andrea (called "Guadagnino") Vavassore, Italian, active 16th century, Venice.From top to bottom, and left to right:design composed of 2 circles. Top circle illustrated with intertwining vines and leaves and small 8-petaled black flower in center. Bottom circle contains grid and large 8-petaled black flower in center. There are 6 illustrations (3 on left and 3 on right) of flowers existing outside of the circles, yet remaining within the frame of the design.. Opera Nova Universali intitulata Corona di racammi, page 3 (recto) 358316

Bookplate of Kazimierz Lajer. Mękicki, Rudolf (1887-1942), graphic artist

Frise du Premier Étage. Édouard Baldus (French, born Germany, 1813 - 1889)

Decorative design. Draughtsman: Carel Adolph Lion Cachet. Dating: 1874 - 1945. Measurements: h 231 mm × w 180 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Fiore D'Ogni Virtu Per le Nobili Et Honeste Matrone, page 29 (recto) 1610 Isabella Catanea Parasole Italian Designed by Isabella Catanea Parasole, Italian, ca. 1575-ca. 1625, published by Antonio Fachetti, Rome.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 3 horizontal registers that form a corner. Top register is decorated with 2 sets of curving vines with flowers; one vine is stacked on top of the other. Middle register is decorated with an alternating pattern of a circle ornamented with a flower in the center that is surrounded on the outside by 4 squares with flowers and a 4-petaled floral motif. Bottom register is decorated with a flower hanging from the corner; the flower is printed upon a white background.. Fiore D'Ogni Virtu Per le Nobili Et Honeste Matrone, page 29 (recto) 661770

Libbretto nouellamete composto per maestro Domenico da Sera...lauorare di ogni sorte di punti, page 2 (recto). Dimensions: Overall: 8 1/16 x 6 5/16 in. (20.5 x 16 cm). Publisher: Domenico da Sera (French, active Italy, 16th century). Date: April 12, 1532.Published by Domenico da Sera Lyons.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of a square on the central left side that frames a pattern of fleurs-de-lis, flowers, diamonds, and knot work motifs. Surrounding this central square are decorative borders, one of which is characterized by a line with coils wrapped around it and the other by a geometric interlace pattern. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece 67788

Opera Nova Universali intitulata Corona di racammi, page 28 (recto) 1530 Giovanni Andrea Vavassore Italian Published by Giovanni Andrea (called "Guadagnino") Vavassore, Italian, active 16th century, Venice.Design composed of 5 circles and a heart with 2 arrows through it at bottom right. There are 4 circles with intertwining linear patterns and a fifth illustrated with a peacock inside. A set of shaking hands appears in the middle along the bottom edge of the design.. Opera Nova Universali intitulata Corona di racammi, page 28 (recto) 358316

Schon newes Modelbuch...Page 2(r) 1617 Sigismundus Latomus German. Schon newes Modelbuch...Page 2(r) 684693

Album # 1. Detail of window a stained glass According to the Gsell-Laurent workshop. Album n � 1. Window detail with stained glass. Chromolithography.

Bedspread. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 44 x 37 cm (17 5/16 x 14 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 93 1/2" long; 92" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Michael Trekur.

"The Fourth Knot". Interlaced Roundel with a Round Medallion in its Center. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg); After Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, Vinci 1452-1519 Amboise) (or workshop). Dimensions: sheet: 10 3/4 x 8 3/8 in. (27.3 x 21.2 cm). Date: 1521 before.Embroidery pattern made up out of so-called knot work. The main pattern has a circular shape and is presented in white on a dark ground. The knotted ropes or straps are arranged in different patterns to form four tiers surrounding the central motif which is a blank, circular medaillon. On the four outer corners of the circle another, leaf-shaped ornament has been added which sticks out of the circle. The leaves are filled with more knot work in white on the dark ground while swirling straps in black surround them. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Illustration for 'The Labor of Mars' by Allain Manesson Mallet. Ground plan for a fortress, fort or reinforcement (hexagon with many separate defenses around it). Soldiers below with a cannon that is focused on a fortress ('Almade' = Almeida). In the top left corner the number 47 (= the number of the page in the book to which the illustration is placed).

Binger with a garland, anonymous, after monogram filter NDB, after Hans de Bull, 1500 - 1600 print There is an elongated ornament on the garland. In the middle of a trapezoidal ornament. One of four sheets with small ornaments, decorated with arabesks and geometric motifs. The decorations are white on a black stock. Netherlands (possibly) paper etching

Ornate capital letters from a Bible of the year 1000, German school, engraving from L'Art pour Tous, Encyclopedie de l'art industriel et decoratif, by Emile Reiber, No 21, Paris, 1861.

Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 90 (recto) 1601 Cesare Vecellio Italian Published by Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice, Venice.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design is decorated in the center with a fountain from which 2 composite beasts drink. The entire fountain is surrounded by 2 curving vines that emanate below from the fountain and attach at the top to a flower, which is flanked by a peacock on each side. At the bottom left and right corners are 2 composite male creatures that support a pot of flowers.. Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 90 (recto) 661939

Three ties with leaf motifs. Draughtsman: Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof. Dating: 1876 - 1924. Measurements: h 159 mm × w 105 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Two parts of an oak balustrade from a former hotel in Antwerp, Belgium, designed by Dominique de Waghemakere, Anonymous, c. 1882 - in or before 1887 photomechanical print Antwerp paper collotype / photolithography balustrade Antwerp

From series of 6 blades with Dutch encountered copies to blades from the Liure de Serurerie series, designed by Jean Lepautre, and sheets from a different series. Second edition.

. Black ornaments. There are geometric figures on both sides. Partial copy to RP-P-OB-6339.

Newes Modelbuch in Kupffer (Page 56r) 1604 Johann Sibmacher German Designed by Johann Sibmacher, German, active 1590-1611.2 illustrated title pages, 12 pages of text surrounded by decorative borders, and 56 pages of designs.. Newes Modelbuch in Kupffer (Page 56r). Johann Sibmacher (German, active 1590-1611). 1604. Etching

Renaissance No 2 Plate LXXV From The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones published by Day & Son London 1865

Écritoire du soultan Bahrite Schban : détails (XIVe. siècle) : 1. Cournault, Charles. Prisse d'Avennes, 1807-1879. Prints, Drawings. 1877. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Architecture, Islamic, Architecture , Egypt , Cairo, Art , Egypt , Cairo, Art, Islamic, Islamic decoration and ornament, Decorative arts, Islamic

Prima Parte de' Fiori, e Disegni di varie sorti di Ricami Moderni. Author: Giovanni Battista Ciotti (Italian, born Siena, ca. 1560). Dimensions: Overall: 5 5/16 x 7 5/16 in. (13.5 x 18.5 cm). Published in: Venice. Publisher: Francesco de' Franceschi (Italian, active 16th century). Date: 1591.Written by Giovanni Battista Ciotti, published by Francesco de' Franceschi, Italian, active 16th century.Title page with printer's mark, dedication with woodcut initial letter, 14 pages of designs. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Designs for Locksmiths Artist's working dates 1660-1711 France. Etching on paper . Jean Bérain, I

Two reliefs with faces, leaf vines and putti, sculpted by Jean Herman, Charles Claesen (Possible), c. 1875 - in or before c. 1880 photomechanical print This print is part of a cover with 28 prints and a title page. Shutter paper collotype sculpture (+ relief ~ sculpture). cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. ornament derived from plant forms

Ghirlanda: Di sei vaghi fiori scielti da piu famosi Giardini d'Italia, page 33 (recto). Designer: Pietro Paulo Tozzi (Italian, active 1593-1628). Dimensions: Overall: 5 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (15 x 20 cm). Publisher: Libraria del Giesu , Padua. Date: October 1, 1604.Designed by Pietro Paulo Tozzi, published by Libraria del Giesu, Padua. Calligraphy by Antonello Bertozzi and Sebastian Zanella, scribes of Padua.Design is composed of a central rectangle upon which calligraphic text is printed in black. Placed directly before the text is a twisting linear motif. Surrounding all sides of the middle section are squares ornamented with various floral motifs. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Margaret Gordon, Sideboard, c 1939 Sideboard

Drawing (Italy)

Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 8 (recto). Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/2 x 7 11/16 in. (14 x 19.5 cm). Published in: Venice. Publisher: Cesare Vecellio (Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice) , Venice. Date: 1601.Published by Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice, Venice.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 2 horizontal registers. Top register is divided into halves; each half is decorated with an elaborate floral motif. Bottom register is decorated with a pattern of flowers attached to vines. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Candlewick Coverlet (Woven). Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 26.9 x 21 cm (10 9/16 x 8 1/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 96" wide; 100" long. Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jules Lefevere.

Edith Magnette, Wheel of Fortune Quilt, c 1940 Wheel of Fortune Quilt

Statiekeeper of the Duke of Ossuna, 1713, 1714 print Leaf with four compartments with examples of the ornaments in embroidery and marqueterie for the golden carriage. Part of a series of 7 plates with the Statiekaste of the Spanish envoy De Duke of Ossuna, used at his public entry in Utrecht for the peace negotiations in 1713. Numbered below: 6. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach. embroidery (ornamentation). making marquetry ~ applied arts Utrecht

Poort met hoekpilaster, Gérard Jean Baptiste Scotin (I), after Jean Berain (le Vieux), in or after c. 1711 - before 1716 print Halfway the corner pillar is a lion's head. Fragment of page 1 from series of 5 blades. Second edition. print maker: France (possibly)after design by: France (possibly)publisher: Paris paper etching

Playing Card, Minchiate (Tarot) Playing Card; stencil-colored woodblock print; 1909-22-4-31

Album n � 4; Decorative frieze, ribbons interlaces and flowers, blue background Gsell-Laurent workshop. Album n � 4; Decorative frieze, interlaced ribbons and flowers, blue background. Chromolithography.

Ce est ung tractat de la noble art de leguille ascavoir ouvraiges de spaigne... page 23 (recto) after 1527 Willem Vosterman Netherlandish Printed by Willem Vosterman.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 2 vertical columns. Left column is decorated with twisting branches of leaves and dandelions. Right column is decorated with curving vines of leaves and flowers.. Ce est ung tractat de la noble art de leguille ascavoir ouvraiges de spaigne... page 23 (recto) 358594

Moorish rider and arabic man; Equestrian series. Two prints on a leaf, with German caption and Latin inscription. Left: horse and rider to the right. The horse is in step. The rider is from Moorish origin. He has a spear in his hand and drives horse without saddle. Around an ornamental frame. Right: horse and rider to the right. The horse is in step. The rider is dressed as an Arabian gentleman. He has a staff in hand. Around an ornamental frame. Left under a few fragments, presumably from print 74 and 76 from the series.

Augsburg, Leopold, Joseph Friedrich, Germany, Baumann, David, Ein neues Buch von allerhand Gold-Arbeit, Elf ontwerpen voor Sieraden, Most designs are only half shown. Sheet 13 from a series of 17 sheets., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 176 mm, width 266 mm, 1668 - 1726, print maker, printmaker, 1695 - 1695, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, - 1703, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

A woodcut depicting a sequence of regional coats of arms, created after 1450 by an unknown contributor. The work emphasizes heraldic symbols, shields, and regional representation.

Trionfo Di Virtu. Libro Novo..., page 8 (verso) 1563 Matteo Pagano Italian Published by Matteo Pagano, Italian, 1515-1588, Venice.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design is decorated with 9 ornamented shapes. There are 5 circles that are each ornamented with a different floral interlace pattern. There are 2 squares that are ornamented in the center with diamond that is surrounded by foliage. There is 1 rectangle at the bottom that is ornamented with a geometric interlace pattern.. Trionfo Di Virtu. Libro Novo..., page 8 (verso) 662230

Tuileries (Façade sur la Cour). Édouard Baldus (French, born Germany, 1813 - 1889)

List of floral motifs and tulips; 4th Cahier de l'oeuvre d caah de bordures à l'usage de la sculpture & c, avec leurs profils. An ornamented table with floral motifs and tulips.

Sidewall, Block-printed, Scrollwork enframing landscape with stag and mountains, printed in grisaille on gray ground., probably USA, 1840-60, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Verderasiatischer Teppich, sogenannter Damaskusteppich.. Prints. 1912. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection

Ten European Coins, Jacques Callot, 1662 print Ten European coins, depicted in two columns of five. This print is part of a series of ten prints with performances of coins that were put into circulation in Europe between 1522 and 1629, mainly in Germany and Italy. Of each coin, the front and back are shown next to each other, connected by a cartouche with the letters AR (Argentum - silver) or AV (Aureum - Gold). The silver coins cover the first nine sheets and part of the tenth leaf, which also shows gold coins. print maker: Nancypublisher: Paris paper etching coin

Josephine Prado and Randolph Atkinson, Coverlet, 1935 1942 Coverlet

Three designs for border decorations. Draughtsman: Abraham Meertens. Dating: 1767 - 1823. Measurements: h 415 mm × w 272 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Applique Crib Coverlet. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 23 x 28.9 cm (9 1/16 x 11 3/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 32 1/2" high; 32 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Marion Curtiss.

Fiore D'Ogni Virtu Per le Nobili Et Honeste Matrone, page 37 (recto) 1610 Isabella Catanea Parasole Italian Designed by Isabella Catanea Parasole, Italian, ca. 1575-ca. 1625, published by Antonio Fachetti, Rome.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 3 horizontal registers that are divided into halves; each half is decorated with a different linear foliage pattern and contains an inscription (P 36, P 34, P 24, P 36, P 38, P 33). The middle section consisting of the horizontal registers is framed on all sides by a decorative border (top and bottom are divided into halves with different patterns) that contain an inscription (P 16 and P 13, P 36, P 22, P 18 and P 18).. Fiore D'Ogni Virtu Per le Nobili Et Honeste Matrone, page 37 (recto) 661788

Six reliefs on wood; Bois Sculpté Nummer 1 and 2 come from the Renaissance, number 3, 4, 5 and 6 from the 17th century.

Design for book band from Couperus' God and the Gods.

Sketchbook with 12 magazines, George Hendrik Breitner, 1887 Sketchbook consisting of 12 sheets with figure studies, cityscapes and horses. Amsterdam paper. boekband: marbled paper. rug: linen (material). chalk. pencil adult man. street. horse Amsterdam

Trivet. Dated: c. 1942. Dimensions: overall: 23.1 x 30.5 cm (9 1/8 x 12 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Glenn Wilson.

Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 18th-19th century. Silk. Edo (1615-1868). Textiles-Embroidered

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