Identification title(s): frieze with a shield between two putti. Object type: print ornament print object number: rp-p-ob-2860. Catalog reference: new hollstein german (aldegrever) 228-copy a. Orn cat i 224-athe illustrated bartsch 228. Note: copy. Inscriptions / marks: number, verso bottom center, handwritten: '13, w'. Description: frieze with a shield between leaf vines held on either side with one hand by putti. In the other hand they each carry a horn. The putto on the right is seen from the back. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: anonymous, after a print by: heinrich aldegrever (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: germany. Dating: 1529 - 1610. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 30 mm × w 81 mm explanation mirror-image copy after a print by aldegrever. Subject: what: foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornamentcupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. Acquisition: unknown. Date: between 1529 and 1610.
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