Knife-Handle Design with a Couple United in Marriage by Christ, Johann Theodor de Bry

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Johann Theodor de Bry, Knife-Handle Design with a Couple United in Marriage by Christ
Johann Theodor de Bry, Knife-Handle Design with a Couple United in Marriage by Christ
Johann Theodor de Bry
Knife-Handle Design with a Couple United in Marriage by Christ
early 1600s
Johann Theodor de Bry
1561–1623
Knife-Handle Design with a Couple United in Marriage by Christ, early 1600s
Portfolio/Series title: Twelve Knife-Handles with Scenes of the New Testament
Where object was made: Netherlands
Material/technique: engraving
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 98 x 72 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 3 7/8 x 2 13/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 19 in
Credit line: Museum purchase
Accession number: 1969.0007.02
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Cabinets of Curiosity: Musing About Collections," Jun-2006, Joseph Keehn and Madeline Rislow Like Wenceslaus Hollar, also exhibited, de Bry was a prolific printmaker whose total output embraces many thematic areas. These engraved designs of knife handles were probably elaborate ideas for silversmiths rather than images of actual knife handles. Examples of knife handles collected by Mrs. Thayer are also exhibited here.