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Design for a Bow of a Clasp and Book Lock with a Medallion with the Head of Mercury and a Man's Head with a Laurel Wreath
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Design for a Bow of a Clasp and Book Lock with a Medallion with the Head of Mercury and a Man's Head with a Laurel Wreath

anonymous · c. 1775 - c. 1800 · drijven; copper (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The sheet-metal chased models for casting molds have a molded frame with rosettes at the corners and a medallion in the field surrounded by ribbons and branches. The handle features the head of Mercury, and the clamp bears a man's head with a laurel wreath.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineModel voor een beugel van een klamp en een boekslot met een medaillon met de kop van Mercurius en een mannenkop met lauwerkrans. c. 1775 - c. 1800. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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