The Pearl Oyster
The Pearl Oyster

Currently not on view

The Pearl Oyster,

1626–28

Jacques Callot, French, 1592–1635
x1934-245 i

Information

Title
The Pearl Oyster
Dates

1626–28

Maker
Jacques Callot
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate (sheet trimmed to plate): 6.3 × 8.2 cm (2 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-245 i
Place Made

Europe, France, Nancy

Reference Numbers
Lieure 637; Meaume 218
Culture
French, European
Type
etchings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
etching (printing process)
Subject
figures (representations), emblems (symbols), men, pearl, oceans, oysters, sky, Mary

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