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Plate from Omnia Conando Docilis Solertia Vincit (A Docile Disposition will Conquers all Difficulty)

Paul Birckenhultz

Vertical rectangle showing a vase containing a symmetrical floral arrangement. The vase stand on a tray decorated with gadrooning and supported by grotesque lions and a mask.

Credit: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

c. 1600
Engraving, blackwork on laid paper
1921-6-472-3
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020

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