Ewer with Handle

Cornelis Floris de Vriendt1548

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

A large snail shell on the body from which emerges a dragon biting the ankle of a man at left at the base of the handle. Three other bearded men and two snakes make up the handle, which is at left. A foot with a decoration of plant motifs.

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Title: Ewer with Handle
Creator: Cornelis Floris II
Creator Lifespan: 1513/1575
Date Created: 1548
Type: Print
Rights: Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane
Medium: Engraving on white laid paper
Paper Support: White laid paper
Exhibitions: Cincinnati, OH, The Taft Museum, "Art and Fashion of the Renaissance," Oct. 4 - Nov. 30, 1946
Dimensions: 22.7 x 15.6 cm (8 15/16 x 6 1/8 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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