America

17th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Bust portrait of Vasco Nuñez de Balboa (1475-1517), framed by intertwining snakes and flanked by American Indian man and woman with child, a llama, puma, and monkeys among trees. Probably used for printing of a title page.

Details

Title: America
Date Created: 17th century
Location Created: Franconia, Germany
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Brass
Credit line: Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde

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