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This and 16 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album, Diverses pièces de serruriers (Various Designs for Locksmiths).

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1920

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2016

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Print, Plate 16, from Diverses pièces de serruriers (Various Designs for Locksmiths)

This is a Print. It was designed by Hugues Brisville and published by Pierre Mariette and engraved by Mathurin Berton. It is dated after 1663 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is engraving on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 33.4 × 20 cm (13 1/8 × 7 7/8 in.) Platemark: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.)

It is signed

In print, lower left: A Paris Chez L. Mariette rue St. Jacques aux colommes d’Hercule

It is inscribed

In print, upper right: 16

Cite this object as

Print, Plate 16, from Diverses pièces de serruriers (Various Designs for Locksmiths); Designed by Hugues Brisville (French, active ca. 1663); Engraved by Mathurin Berton (Active 1647 - 1663); Published by Pierre Mariette II (French, 1634 - 1716); France; engraving on laid paper; H x W: 33.4 × 20 cm (13 1/8 × 7 7/8 in.) Platemark: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-486-17

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