Design for an Escutcheon

A pen and ink drawing with brush and brown wash shows an oval escutcheon framed by scrolling acanthus-like ornament and a crowning cartouche. The shield's inner field is left blank, with hatched shading along the rim and the surrounding wall of brick.

Artist

Leonardo Scaglia

Date

1625–1650

Medium

Pen and ink, brush and bistre on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1356 × 1920 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum