Print, Page from Emblemata nobilitate et vulgo scitu digna (Noble Ornament), 1593, Theodor de Bry

Vertical rectangle. Proof before lettering. Three rectangular panels inserted on a strapwork background. The central panel shows an escutcheon of a helmet supported on intertwined acanthus leaves. The upper rectangle with rounded corners, as well as the lower rectangle, both have a nail-head border with projecting strapwork elements. Date: 1593. Dimensions: Platemark: 14.1 x 9.6 cm (5 9/16 x 3 3/4 in.); ; Sheet: 14.9 x 10.4 cm (5 7/8 x 4 1/8 in.). Medium: engraving on white laid paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Print, Page from Emblemata nobilitate et vulgo scitu digna (Noble Ornament), 1593 (CH 18218567)