Gantz Neue Inventionen von Rauch und Schnupff Tobacks Dosen (...)

Publisher Johann Jakob Baumgartner German
ca. 1720
Not on view
Series of six prints showing designs for the surface decoration of various objects, identified in the title as: tobacco boxes; grips meant for walking canes and for lids of bowls (ecuelles) and sides of watches (boites d'horloge).

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  • Title: Gantz Neue Inventionen von Rauch und Schnupff Tobacks Dosen (...)
  • Artist: Johann Jakob Baumgartner (German, 1694–1744)
  • Publisher: Johann Jakob Baumgartner (German, 1694–1744)
  • Published in: Augsburg
  • Date: ca. 1720
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: 6 5/16 x 10 1/2 x 3/16 in. (16 x 26.6 x 0.4 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.40.2(1-6)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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