Plate from Frises pour les architraves, cornices, et autres ornements d'architecture (Friezes Intended for Ornamenting Architecture, Cornices, and Other Architectural Elements)
Sheet divided horizontally into four friezes. From the top: a sea monster; eagles with a festoon; a woman with a cloth; and putti with a dolphin and a river god mask.
Credit: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
c. 1660
Etching on paper
1921-6-91-1
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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