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Plate, from Emblemata nobilitati et vulgo scitu digna (Emblems worth knowing noble and common men)
Theodor de Bry1592–1593
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Vertical rectangle showing a densely ornamented frame of scrolling plants, monkeys and fantastic animals. Blank cartouches at top and bottom. At center, a blank armorial shield cartouche with swags and a helmet.
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- Title: Plate, from Emblemata nobilitati et vulgo scitu digna (Emblems worth knowing noble and common men)
- Creator: Theodor de Bry, French, active Netherlands and Germany, 1528 - 1598
- Date Created: 1592–1593
- Location Created: Frankfurt, Germany
- Original Source: http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/180412
- Medium: Engraving on laid paper
- Credit line: Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund
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