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Print, Garden of Love

This is a Print. It was created by Israhel van Meckenem. It is dated ca. 1500 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is engraving on off-white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Leo Wallerstein. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Leo Wallerstein.

  • Cut Paper, Noah's Ark
  • cut black paper.
  • This acquisition was made possible through the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation.
  • 1985-22-1
  • Sampler (Mexico)
  • linen and silk embroidery, linen foundation.
  • Bequest of Mrs. Henry E. Coe.
  • 1941-69-132

Its dimensions are

17 x 24.2 cm (6 11/16 x 9 1/2 in.) Mat: 35.6 x 45.6 cm (14 in. x 17 15/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in plate, inside ribbon, above: Israhel V. M.

Cite this object as

Print, Garden of Love; Israhel van Meckenem (German, ca. 1440 - 1503); Germany; engraving on off-white laid paper; 17 x 24.2 cm (6 11/16 x 9 1/2 in.) Mat: 35.6 x 45.6 cm (14 in. x 17 15/16 in.) ; Gift of Mrs. Leo Wallerstein; 1957-30-12

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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