2016.70.7: Escutcheon with a Shaded Keyhole Flanked by Two Winged Female Monsters Grasping Tendrils with Their Paws

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2016.70.7

People

Unidentified Artist

Title

Escutcheon with a Shaded Keyhole Flanked by Two Winged Female Monsters Grasping Tendrils with Their Paws

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: Ornament for Locks

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

17th century

Culture

French

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/350311

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving on cream antique laid paper

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 14.2 x 8.4 cm (5 9/16 x 3 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Edith I. Welch, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition

late reprinting

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Edith I. Welch

Accession Year

2016

Object Number

2016.70.7

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Exhibition History

• 32Q: 2400 French/Italian/Spanish, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/06/2019 - 06/20/2019

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