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Objectillustration: Books Prints Ornament & Architecture
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Author of the objectWillem Vosterman
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumWoodcut
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SizeOverall: 6 7/8 x 5 11/16 in. (17.5 x 14.5 cm)
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Geography details
Netherlands -
Country today
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Dateafter 1527
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
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Printed by Willem Vosterman.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 7 horizontal registers. First register is decorated with a curving vine of 2 different types of flowers. Second register is decorated with a pattern of hexagons that each contain 4 acorns. Third register is decorated with a pattern of diamonds that each contain 4 acorns. Fourth register is decorated with a zigzagging lines that have a ‘{‘ at each point. Fifth register is decorated with a zigzagging line of acorns. Sixth register is decorated with a straight line of a trefoil motif. Seventh register is decorated with an alternating pattern of a ‘+’ attached to a sideways ‘S’ motif. The last fourth registers are divided into 2 halves; each half has either a white or black background.