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Ornament & Design

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Faint pencil sketch on cream paper showing columns, a standing figure, and a pedestal-like architectural form.

Designs for a Monument

Pencil sketch of a classical funerary monument with a pediment, relief panel showing seated and standing figures.

Design for the Tomb of Dr. Joseph Warton

John Flaxman, probably c. 1804

Pencil sketch of a vertical candelabrum design with a tree trunk, clustered figures at the base, and fruit-laden foliage at t

Design for a Candelabrum Representing the Three Graces Gathering the Apples of Hesper

John Flaxman, c. 1816

Pencil sketches of funerary monument designs with columns, pediments, and draped figures on a pale sheet.

Designs for Monuments

Ink and wash design drawing of an ornate fountain topped by a statue of St. Christopher carrying a child, beside a building.

Design for an Elaborate Fountain Surmounted by a Statue of St. Christopher; verso: Studies of Architectural Details

the Elder Wendel Dietterlin, 1550-99

Pencil sketch of seated figures in an architectural frame, with a bench below and small studies of figures at upper right.

Designs for a Monument to Sir William Jones (?) [recto and verso]

John Flaxman, probably c. 1796/1798

Pencil sketch of two draped standing figures with crosses in niches above pedestals, with a small figure group below.

Designs for a Monument [recto and verso]

Engraved ornamental frame with two draped women holding fabric swags, an empty arched centre and a bearded mask below.

Ornamentele omlijsting met twee vrouwen aan weerszijden

Bernard Picart, 1720

Engraved calligraphy page with a central cartouche, alphabets, ornamental border, trumpeting putti and two lions at the botto

Cartouche met kalligrafie, onderaan twee leeuwen

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1569

Pencil sketch of a tall monument with sculptural figures on top, a stepped pedestal, and small figures at its base.

Design for Monument or Metalwork

Engraved title page with a cartouche, a globe held by cherubs, a ruined temple and horsemen in a palm landscape, 1732.

Cartouche met gezicht op antieke tempel

Jan Caspar Philips, 1732

Design sheet with ink and pencil studies of a coffee pot, showing a floral rose motif, pearl beading, and spout details.

Ham and Pearling Design for Coffee Pot No. 6652

Tiffany and Company, c. 1882

Engraved horizontal frieze with a nude putto merging into leafy scrolls, flanked by two eagles and grape clusters.

Fries met arabesken, adelaars en een putto uitlopend in ornament

Giambattista Pittoni

Etched horizontal frieze of arabesque scrolls, acanthus leaves, grapevines and a bearded grotesque head.

Fries met arabesken en ornamentele kop met baard

Giambattista Pittoni

Engraved frieze of arabesque scrolls with three playing putti and a bearded old man merging into foliage.

Fries met arabesken, drie spelende putti en een oude man uitlopend in ornament

Giambattista Pittoni

Engraved vertical frieze of arabesque foliage with two nude figures and a grotesque mask at the bottom corner.

Fries met arabesken en twee naakte figuren uitlopend in ornament

Giambattista Pittoni

Etched frieze of arabesque scrollwork with a flying putto, a ram's head, a dragon and a reclining figure.

Fries met arabesken, twee lichamen uitlopend in ornament, een putto, een draak en een ramskop

Giambattista Pittoni

Engraved ornamental print with a blank central cartouche, surrounded by grotesque motifs, putti, birds and fruit garlands.

Cartouche omgeven door grotesken

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1555

Engraved ornamental plate with a central cartouche, flanking nude female figures, grotesques, foliage and seated animals.

Cartouche omgeven door grotesken, links en rechts staat een vrouw

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1555

Engraved ornamental cartouche with mirrored inscription, surrounded by scrollwork, animals, birds and garlands.

Rechthoekige cartouche met inscriptie in spiegelschrift

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1569

Engraved ornamental cartouche with classical statues, eagles and lions framing a central field of looping Latin text.

Cartouche met tekst in vorm van harten

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1569

Etched sheet of ornamental designs with a console bracket, vase, scrolled cartouche and cherub heads.

Console met vaas, cartouche en details van ornamenten

Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, 1644

Etched ornamental cartouche with an empty oval center, scrolling volutes, floral garlands and a curled base on a cream page.

Cartouche en detail ornament

Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, 1644

Etched ornamental cartouche with empty center surrounded by scrolls and foliage, above a strip of leafy scrollwork.

Cartouche en bladrank

Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, 1644

Etching of a winged female figure emerging from a scrolling decorative cartouche with acanthus leaves, on a sheet mounted in

Half cartouche met gevleugelde vrouwenfiguur

Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, 1644

Pen drawing of ornamental plaster pilaster details with floral bracket and fluted panels, Auditorium Building, Chicago.

Auditorium Building, Chicago, Illinois, Ornamental Plaster Work, Pilaster Details

Adler and Sullivan, c. 1887

Pen and gray wash design for a trompe l'oeil ceiling with Ionic columns, scrollwork, cherubs and a statue of Victory.

Design for a Quarter of a Trompe L'Oeil Ceiling with Architecture in the Ionic Order and a Statue of Victory

Vittorio Maria Bigari, ca. 1710-40

Engraved ornamental cartouche with an evangelist writing beside an eagle, flanked by putti, lion masks and fruit garlands.

De evangelist Johannes in cartouche

Pieter van der Heyden, 1566

Engraved frieze of Neptune in a sea-horse chariot with tritons, a trident and putti over rolling waves.

Frieze with Neptune and Tritons

Girolamo Mocetto, ca. 1500-1530

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing woman in a fur stole and pearls beside an architectural niche.

Standing Female Figure and Ornamental Framework

Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli, ca. 1547-53