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Print, Basket with Flowers on a Table, Plate 8 from the series Livres de plusieurs paniers de fleurs [Flowers in a Basket]

This is a Print. It was designed by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer and print maker: Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer and published by P. Mortier. It is dated ca. 1680 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is etching, engraving on off-white laid paper . It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Prints of Monnoyer’s floral compositions were published as pattern books for use by artists and designers. His designs combine the scientific accuracy of botanical illustration with an aesthetic elegance. This engraving is from one of the artist’s most influential print suites. Compare this print with the Dutch marquetry cabinet displayed nearby.

This object was donated by Norvin Hewitt Green. It is credited Gift of Norvin Hewitt Green.

  • Purse
  • silk, wire; silk lining.
  • Gift of Richard C. Greenleaf.
  • 1951-105-19

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Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 66.8 x 54.1 cm (26 5/16 x 21 5/16 in.) Platemark: 49.1 x 42.5 cm (19 5/16 x 16 3/4 in.) Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.) Frame H x W x D: 75.6 x 60 x 2.5 cm (29 3/4 in. x 23 5/8 in. x 1 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in plate, lower right: 8; left: A Amsterdam chez P. Mortier

Cite this object as

Print, Basket with Flowers on a Table, Plate 8 from the series Livres de plusieurs paniers de fleurs [Flowers in a Basket]; Designed by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (French, 1636–1699); Published by Pieter I. Mortier (Amsterdam, Netherlands); France; etching, engraving on off-white laid paper ; H x W x D: 66.8 x 54.1 cm (26 5/16 x 21 5/16 in.) Platemark: 49.1 x 42.5 cm (19 5/16 x 16 3/4 in.) Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.) Frame H x W x D: 75.6 x 60 x 2.5 cm (29 3/4 in. x 23 5/8 in. x 1 in.); Gift of Norvin Hewitt Green; 1938-58-865

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

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