Plate 3, from a series of designs for locksmith's ornament
A vertical rectangle showing symmetrical grotesque design. At top, a pair of satyrs with clubs strike a behooved figure with two shields. Below, an architectural framework with a frieze of flora and fauna, and an owl in flight.
Credit: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
1615
Engraving on laid paper
1921-6-261-20
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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