Goldsmith Design (c. 1703): Art, History and Details

Goldsmith Design (c. 1703) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Pierre Bourdon (French).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

The title page for this set of prints suggests that Bourdon’s designs are “useful for clockmakers, goldsmiths, chiselers, engravers and other people.” These craftsmen who made ornamented objects, such as the boxes and pistol below, sometimes consulted printed designs for inspiration. However, pattern prints similar to Bourdon’s also catered to aristocrats and wealthy professionals who pursued knowledge about styles and artists as a form of entertainment.

Object facts

• Title: Goldsmith Design
• Date: c. 1703
• Creator attribution: Pierre Bourdon (French)
• Culture: France
• Type: Print
• Technique: etching and engraving
• Collection: PR - Etching
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 1963.559

Collection credit

Gift of William Ellery Greene for the Lucy S. Greene Collection

View the collection record

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