Design for a Knife Handle (Fragment from Manches de Coutiaus)

Johann Theodor de Bry

1580–1600 · Engraving and blackwork · Drawings and Prints

Design for a knife handle that has been trimmed from a larger plate containing four handles and the title. This design, depicting a female figure in an oval on a blackwork background, was originally at the upper right corner of the plate titled Manches de Coutiaus.

Artist

Johann Theodor de Bry

Date

1580–1600

Medium

Engraving and blackwork

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962