Plate 1, from a series of ornament designs for locksmiths
Symmetrical pyramid of nude figures with baskets balanced on dolphins and cornucopia. Below, an arch decorated with a triple-faced head and smoking squirrels.
Credit: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council...
c. 1615
Engraving on laid paper
1921-6-261-15
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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