Descriptive catalogue of the collection of ecclesiastical art in the United States National Museum
A descriptive catalogue of ecclesiastical art held by the United States National Museum, compiled by Immanuel Casanowicz and published in Washington by the Government Printing Office in 1919 as a record of its church objects for scholars and collectors. The plates show Italian Baroque metalwork: pierced silver-gilt frames and ornaments with scrolled cartouches, and a carved relief panel with a figure scene set in an arched frame. A designer could take the dense C-scroll and cartouche ornament, shown in plain photographs, as a reference for Rococo ornamental framing.
