Panel of ornament with shell motif

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1972.320.2
People: Workshop of Daniel Marot I, Dutch (Paris, France 1661 - 1752 The Hague, Netherlands)
Previously attributed to Unidentified Artist
Title: Panel of ornament with shell motif
Other Titles: Former Title: Complicated scroll work in a shallow arch, surrounding a circular form surmounted by a shell
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 18th century
Culture: Dutch
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/296168

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Brown ink and gray wash over graphite on off-white antique laid paper

Dimensions

actual: 19.4 x 31.4 cm (7 5/8 x 12 3/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

watermark: H [countermark to Arms of Amsterdam in 1972.320.1 or .3?]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Agnes Mongan, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1972.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Agnes Mongan
Accession Year: 1972
Object Number: 1972.320.2
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

32Q: 2220 18th-19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/30/2023 - 04/29/2024

Subjects and Contexts

Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level

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1972.320.2: Panel of ornament with shell motif