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Print, Plate 4, from Die Folge der phantastischen Schmucksträβe (Suite of Fantastic Ornamental Bouquets)

This is a Print. It was created by Wendel Dietterlin the younger. It is dated 1614 and we acquired it in 1942. Its medium is etching on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.

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Its dimensions are

H x W: 15.9 × 12.4 cm (6 1/4 × 4 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in plate, upper left: 4

Cite this object as

Print, Plate 4, from Die Folge der phantastischen Schmucksträβe (Suite of Fantastic Ornamental Bouquets); Wendel Dietterlin the Younger (German, active 1610–1614); Germany; etching on laid paper; H x W: 15.9 × 12.4 cm (6 1/4 × 4 7/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1942-36-29-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Fragile Beasts.

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