The handle is at upper right; a man is bound to it by a harness at his waist. On the right side of the body a man astride a grotesque mask supports on his shoulders another man who grasps the handle. Also astride masks are a putto, at center, and a bearded man with a shell, at left.

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1946	We acquired this object.
2015	We photographed this object.
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Print, Ewer with Handle, 1548

This is a Print. It was print maker: Cornelis Floris II and published by Hieronymus Cock. It is dated 1548 and we acquired it in 1946. Its medium is engraving on white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.

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engraving on white laid paper.
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pen and ink on paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
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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

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engraving on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. A. Murray Young.
1946-37-1

Its dimensions are

22.1 × 17.1 cm (8 11/16 × 6 3/4 in.) Mat: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 × 18 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, Ewer with Handle, 1548; Published by Hieronymus Cock (Netherlandish, ca. 1510 - 1570); Netherlands; engraving on white laid paper; 22.1 × 17.1 cm (8 11/16 × 6 3/4 in.) Mat: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 × 18 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1946-3-4

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

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2CcgR/
Accession Number 1946-3-4
Object ID 18378451