Identification title(s): ornament with torso of a woman among dolphins. Object type: print ornament print object number: rp-p-ob-2849. Catalog reference: new hollstein german (aldegrever) 219, orn cat i 216, the illustrated bartsch 219. Inscriptions / marks: number, verso bottom center, handwritten: '12'. Description: frieze with two volutes from which the upper body of a woman emerges. She is flanked by two dolphins. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: heinrich aldegrever (mentioned on object), after own design by: heinrich aldegrever. Place of manufacture: germany. Date: 1527. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 25 mm × w 56 mm. Subject: what: dolphin ornament, hybrid beings; human and animal forms mixed. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: 1527.
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