Horizontal Panel with Three Thimble Designs and Two Medallions

Johann Theodor de Bry Netherlandish
1580–1600
Not on view
Panel with two designs for thimbles at top left and right, and a third thimble design between two medallions at bottom. The upper two thimbles despict biblical scenes, including Psalm XXXVII at right. The thimble at bottom center has a decorative pattern, with the inscription MIRIAM. The medallion at left depicts two hands holding a cornucopia, while the one at right has a bird feeding chicks in a nest. From a series of four plates.

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  • Title: Horizontal Panel with Three Thimble Designs and Two Medallions
  • Artist: Johann Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Strasbourg 1561–1623 Bad Schwalbach)
  • Date: 1580–1600
  • Medium: Engraving and blackwork
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 2 1/2 × 2 15/16 in. (6.3 × 7.4 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.5785(1)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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