Sujet

Decorative object, (1881). Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Decorative object, (1881). 'Design for a bucket'. Etching of an ornate object with a handle formed of two dolphins. Below, four mermaids with extended and upraised arms and interlacing tails form the main decoration. Engraving after an undated drawing (made before 1881). From "The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions, of the works of art in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (formerly known as the South Kensington Museum). [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London, 1881]

Date

1881

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F37_045

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

60,9Mo (1,5Mo) / 32,4cm x 47,1cm / 3831 x 5558 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal arts métal sirène livre musée dauphin dauphins conception décoratif fleuri siècle seau littérature concept mythologie sirènes 19e siècle créature mythique B W dix-neuvième siècle The Print Collector etching engraving Victoria & Albert Museum Unknown V&A V&A Museum Sampson Low The South Kensington Museum Marston