Tureen Design, from Dessins d'orfèvrerie (Designs for Metalwork)
1540â1560
Medium
albums (bound) & books
Classification
albums (bound) & books
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-470-5
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Tureen Design from *Dessins d'orfèvrerie* (Designs for Metalwork)** Created by Flemish artist Léonard Thiry around 1540–1560, this intricate tureen design is part of a bound album of ornamental patterns intended for metalworkers. Thiry, active during the Renaissance in the Low Countries, specialized in elaborate motifs that bridged painting and applied arts. Flanders was a hub for luxury craftsmanship, where such design books served as essential pattern books (modelli) for goldsmiths and silversmiths, ensuring consistent elegance in tableware like tureens—deep serving vessels for soups or ...