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Christian Engelbrecht, engraver

Plate 2 from Various New Inventions for Jewelry . . . (Unterschiedliche neue Inventionen von Geschmuckh . . . ), ca. 1700

Description

Maker

  • Johann Andreas Pfeffel I, 1674-1748, German, publisher
  • After Friedrich Jakob Morisson, fl. 1693-1697, Austrian, designer
  • Christian Engelbrecht, 1672-1735, German, engraver

Title

Plate 2 from Various New Inventions for Jewelry . . . (Unterschiedliche neue Inventionen von Geschmuckh . . . )

Year

ca. 1700

Medium

Engraving

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • engraving

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

15.1 x 22.9 cm (5 7/8 x 9 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered LL: "F. J. Morison inv. et del."; LC: :Cum Privil. Sac Caes Maj."; and LR: "C. Engelbrecht sculp."

Numbered LR: 2

Recto: collector's mark of Polycarpe Charles Séchan (1803-1874; Lugt 3904)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

47.772.2

About

Gems, pearls, and unusual floral forms inspired these jewelry designs by Friedrich Jakob Morisson, who worked in Vienna and Augsburg. The abundance of precious stones speaks of the taste for extravagant ornamentation. The title page, decorated with a bejeweled black man’s head and strings of pearls (which at the time mostly came from India, the Persian Gulf, and the Caribbean) emphasizes the exotic appeal of these designs. During this era, the conquest of the Americas and expanding trading routes to the East made gold, silver, and gems more readily available in Europe than ever before. Morisson engaged engravers to broadcast his designs, which were admired by art lovers and used as patterns by other goldsmiths and metalworkers.

Lettered LL: "F. J. Morison inv. et del."; LC: :Cum Privil. Sac Caes Maj."; and LR: "C. Engelbrecht sculp."

Numbered LR: 2

Recto: collector's mark of Polycarpe Charles Séchan (1803-1874; Lugt 3904)

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

A Case for Boxes

October 16 - November 16, 1980

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Johann Andreas Pfeffel I, engraver

Unterschiedliche neue Inventionen von Geschmuckh, Zierathen und Galanterien (Various New Inventions for Jewelry, Ornaments, and Trinkets), ca. 1700
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After Friedrich Jakob Morisson

Unterschiedliche neue Inventionen von Geschmuckh, Zierathen und Galanterien (Various New Inventions for Jewelry, Ornaments, and Trinkets)
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After Friedrich Jakob Morisson

Unterschiedliche neue Inventionen von Geschmuckh, Zierathen und Galanterien (Various New Inventions for Jewelry, Ornaments, and Trinkets)
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