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Dixieme livre des oeuvres de J.A. Meissonnier/Surtout de Table [Tenth Series of Designs from the work of J.A. Meissonnier/Table Centerpiece], pl. 61 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurele Meissonnier

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier1742–1748

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Elaborate table centerpiece consisting of central covered urn decorated with two putti, center shell, four candle arms, and two male/animal figures. The plateau shows a symmetrical arrangement of bowls of fruits, cruets, covered dishes interspersed with flowers.

Details

  • Title: Dixieme livre des oeuvres de J.A. Meissonnier/Surtout de Table [Tenth Series of Designs from the work of J.A. Meissonnier/Table Centerpiece], pl. 61 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurele Meissonnier
  • Creator: Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier
  • Creator Lifespan: 1695/1750
  • Date Created: 1742–1748
  • Type: Print
  • Rights: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
  • Medium: Etching on off-white laid paper
  • Provenance: Jean Léon Decloux (Decloux 173)
  • Paper Support: Off-white laid paper
  • Inscribed: Inscribed on plate, upper left: K; upper center: Dixieme livre des oeuvres de J.A. Meissonnier/Surtout de Table; upper right: 61; lower left: Huquier Sculp.; lower center: A Paris chés Huquier rue St. Jacque au coin de celle des Mathurins C.P.R.
  • Dimensions: Platemark: 18.6 x 26.6 cm (7 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.)

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