Vertical rectangle showing candelabrum motif composed of a double-headed eagle, mask, cameo coins and fantastic creatures.

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Print, Ornamental Candelabrum, 1520

This is a Print. It is dated 1520 and we acquired it in 1921. Its medium is etching on white laid paper, lined. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

At center a mask with sinister expression. Below it, arms (sword, spear, etc) around helmet in basin that is decorated with two animal masks. Above, vase with fruit and plants. All bordered by putti above holding vines with fruit and leaves, griffins with female head at center, and biomorphic figures at bottom.

Print, Ornament with Mask and Grotesque Figures, 1550
engraving on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
1945-59-1

Vertical rectangle showing a symmetrical grotesque design composed of putti, dolphins, sea lions, birds and bearded men.

Print, Grotesque with Dolphins and Winged Lions, 1532
engraving on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John I. Kane.
1944-82-1-a

Vertical rectangle showing a dense grotesque scene with figures with fantastic anthropomorphic figures, flora and fauna.

Print, Ornamental Design, ca. 1550
engraving on paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1944-76-1

Our curators have highlighted 11 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:

Architectural study of arch topped with pediment. A semicircle is inscribed into an oblong, consisting of mouldings with a trophy of weapons inside. Dolphins lie upon the mouldings in the wedges. Laterally are the capitals of two embedded Corinthian columns supporting the entablature. Above is a stylized pediment with a mask between dolphins. The latter are intertwined with festoons hanging from two eagles standing above the corners of the pediment. The eagles' wings are displayed, the inner ones elevated, the outer inverted. Upon the point of the pediment stands an urn with garlands dragging from the handles. Its upper part is partially in front of an entablature that spreads across the upper portion of the picture and is divided into panels by consoles featuring ram's heads. The panels on the sides of the urn are decorated with a relief featuring two women standing beside a candelabra.

Drawing, Design for the East Portal, Grand Gallery, Villa Albani, Rome,...
pen and brown ink, brush and brown, gray wash, black chalk on cream laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
1938-88-485

A vertical ornamental motif, bilaterally divided, shows a winged figure, holding trumpets and palm leaves, and supporting a bird cage. Upper level, two seated figures write on tablets that read S.P.Q.R. (The Roman Senate and People) and D.M.A.N. Two bound captives sit beneath a military trophy. In the center of the panel, a winged figure supporting a birdcage holds trumpets and palm leaves, symbols of victory. At the top, two seated Roman senate and people. Two bound captives sit beneath a military trophy and above a small ornamental battle scene.

Print, Ornament Panel with Bird Cage, ca. 1507
engraving on off-white laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1946-29-3

Embroidery fragment with double-headed eagle in green, blue and tan.

Fragment (Spain), 18th–19th century
silk on linen.
Bequest of Marian Hague.
1971-50-60

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 30 × 12.5 cm (11 13/16 × 4 15/16 in.) Platemark: 27.2 x 10 cm (10 11/16 x 3 15/16 in.) Mat: 31.1 × 15.1 cm (12 1/4 × 5 15/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Engraved in plate, upper right: 3 Engraved in plate, lower center: DH / 8 Inscribed in plate by later hand, (identified in l944 by Richard Wunder as David Funck), bottom center: 8

Cite this object as

Print, Ornamental Candelabrum, 1520; Previously owned by Jean Léon Decloux (French, 1840–1929); Germany; etching on white laid paper, lined; H x W x D: 30 × 12.5 cm (11 13/16 × 4 15/16 in.) Platemark: 27.2 x 10 cm (10 11/16 x 3 15/16 in.) Mat: 31.1 × 15.1 cm (12 1/4 × 5 15/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-25

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

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2BreD/
Accession Number 1921-6-25
Object ID 18230307