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Drawing, Design for a Ewer, 1620–1627

This is a Drawing. It was circle of Jan Lutma. It is dated 1620–1627 and we acquired it in 1916. Its medium is black and white chalk on brown paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Ogden Codman. It is credited Gift of Ogden Codman.

Ewer (Germany)
silver gilt.
1960-1-19-a,b

Vertical rectangle showing a design for an ewer in the auricular style. A mermaid is intertwined with the dolphin's tail at the lower outside of the handle. A dragon stands upon the spout. Neptune is shown alone. A kneeling mermaid is at the shaft.

Drawing, Design for an Ewer, 1630–60
black and white chalk on beige laid paper .
Gift of Ogden Codman.
1916-9-5

Drawing, Design for an Ewer, 1630–60
black, white, and red chalk, brush and gouache on laid paper.
Gift of Ogden Codman.
1916-9-4

Our curators have highlighted 14 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:

Vertical Rectangle. The foot consists of a fantastic fish upon which a mermaid stands supporting a fantastic shell in which a woman sits. She shoulders a reed spike. A child kneeling behind her puts a shell as a helmet upon her head.

Drawing, Design for a Fantastic Goblet, 1630–60
chalk, brush and wash, gouache on paper.
Gift of Ogden Codman.
1916-9-6

Vertical rectangle. Like (not after) Androuet Ducerceau's etching, 1945-59-20 (19) with slight alterations. The owner wrote at right: "Rafe" and a cross.

Drawing, Design for a ewer, ca. 1540
black chalk, pen, ink, and bistre wash on paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
1938-88-5321

Fontainebleau school. Design for two ewers. On the left ewer, the Birth of Venus. On the right one, the Triumph of Neptune. Both are decorated with pearls, jewels and strapwork, crabs, frogs, lobsters, putti and grotesque masks.

Print, Designs for Ewers, from Dessins d'orfèvrerie (Designs for Metalwork),...
engraving on laid paper.
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
1921-6-470-9

Its dimensions are

H x W: 41.6 × 30.5 cm (16 3/8 in. × 12 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: double-headed eagle with one crown Collectors Mark: Cooper Union stamp lower left: Lugt 457d

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Ewer, 1620–1627; Circle of Jan Lutma (Dutch, ca. 1584 - 1669); Netherlands; black and white chalk on brown paper; H x W: 41.6 × 30.5 cm (16 3/8 in. × 12 in.); Gift of Ogden Codman; 1916-9-3

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

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2BdWH/
Accession Number 1916-9-3
Object ID 18188957