Design for a Haircomb
n.d.
Medium
Pen and black ink, watercolor and gouache and metallic paint over graphite
Dimensions
7 11/16 x 4 15/16 in. (19.5 x 12.6 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture|Albums
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.670.5
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About this artwork
Jacques Caillot's haircomb design exemplifies the French tradition of decorative arts at the intersection of jewelry design and Art Nouveau aesthetics. Working around 1900, Caillot was a French jeweler who created elaborate designs featuring the Art Nouveau style of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. This design, executed in pen and black ink with watercolor, gouache, and metallic paint over graphite, demonstrates the meticulous planning required for such ornamental objects. The wa...