1580-1600
Netherlands
Object qualities
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Objectbook / magazine / album: Print ornament & architecture
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Author of the objectJohann Theodor de Bry
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumEngraving and blackwork
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SizeSheet: 3 9/16 Г— 2 7/16 in. (9.1 Г— 6.2 cm)
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Geography details
Netherlands -
Country today
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Date1580-1600
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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Design for a knife handles with Peace personified as a full-length female figure holding a bird in her right hand in the left design and Faith personified with a crucifix in her left hand and a book in her right. Each figure is shown in an oval, above a candelabra in blackwork design.
