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Neuvième Livre des Oeuvres de J.A. Meissonnier, Surtout de Table [Ninth Series of Works by J.A. Meissonnier, Design for Table Centerpiece], pl. 55 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier1742-1748

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Only state. Table centerpiece in full-blown rococo style consisting of a central tureen with a winged angel and putti on top, two pairs of candle branches flanking the tureen, assorted ewers, covered boxes, and shell-shaped bottle holders, flowers and leaves interspersed throughout the arrangement, which is on a stand.

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  • Title: Neuvième Livre des Oeuvres de J.A. Meissonnier, Surtout de Table [Ninth Series of Works by J.A. Meissonnier, Design for Table Centerpiece], pl. 55 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurèle 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: I; upper center: Neuvieme Livre des Oeuvres de J.A. Meissonnier; upper right: 55; lower left: Huquier Sculp.; lower center: Surtout de Table/A Paris ches Huquier ruë St. Jacques au coin de celle des Mathurins C.P.R.
  • Dimensions: Platemark: 20.5 x 31.1 cm (8 1/16 x 12 1/4 in.)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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