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Summary
Frame with grotesque decoration. At top center, child and lion masks flanked by half figures of armless mermaids with acanthus tails. Below, escutcheons, trophies, and birds. Blank central panel. Double framing lines. Verso: A figure seated below a canopy in a wagon drawn by cows.
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Date
1600 - 1650
Source
Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain