Print, Plate 4, from Bullarum Inaurium etc. Archetypi Artificiosi Pars Altera (Pendants, Earrings, etc. Designs of the Most Skillful Nature, Part Two), 1582, Adriaen Collaert

A pendant in the form of a ferocious sea monster perched on a strapwork base is suspended from a bow knot. The base is composed of faceted gems, a mask and dragons, and is hung with three drop pearls. Riding on the monster’s back are poseidon with a triton and two merman with bulrushes. Date: 1582. Dimensions: H x W: 21.2 × 14.5 cm (8 3/8 × 5 11/16 in.); ; Platemark: 17.3 × 12.6 cm (6 13/16 × 4 15/16 in.). Medium: engraving on paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Print, Plate 4, from Bullarum Inaurium etc. Archetypi Artificiosi Pars Altera (Pendants, Earrings, etc. Designs of the Most Skillful Nature, Part Two), 1582 (CH 18286043-2)