Title

Folded napkins, Li tre trattati di messer Mattia Giegher, bavaro di Mosbvrc, trinciante dell'ill.ma natione alemanna in Padova

Caption

Folded napkins, Li tre trattati di messer Mattia Giegher, bavaro di Mosbvrc, trinciante dell'ill.ma natione alemanna in Padova, Giegher, Mattia, Engraving, 1639, The plate is from the treatise entitled Trattato delle piegature written by a Bavarian carver and steward serving to the German nation at the University of Padua. Described under the entry Per fare animali di spinapesce, the figures illustrate instructions on tablecloths and napkin folding. The linens are folded in the shapes of mythological figures and animals, such as double-headed eagles, dogs, and lions

Info+

The J. Paul Getty Museum

Date

1639

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT19B35_021

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,1Mb (2,4Mb) / 12,9in x 9,0in / 3872 x 2713 (300dpi)

Keywords

Folded napkins Li tre trattati messer Mattia Giegher bavaro di Mosbvrc trinciante dell'ill.ma natione alemanna Padova Giegher Mattia Engraving 1639 plate treatise entitled Trattato delle piegature written Bavarian carver steward serving German nation University Padua Described under entry fare