Title: Floral scroll ornament with Cherub's head in the middle and another tailpiece "A book and a Cornucopia".
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Collector's stamp AU in ink in Gothic script verso of support (not in Lugt).
Dimensions: 3 3/4" x 4 1/8"; 1 1/2" x 3 1/8".
Edition: Gian Girolamo Zannichelli. Istoria delle piante che nascono ne'lidi intorno a Venezia.
Publisher: Venezia: Appresso A. Bortoli.
Date: 1735.
Part of: page 268.
Materials and Techniques: Woodcut on paper.
Mat and Frame: Support.
Provenance:
- Collection AU.
- The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Laid down. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Italian School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia.