Print, Plate 2, from a series of eight pendant designs with the cardinal virtues, 1616–1623, Johann Theodor de Bry, 1616–1623

Pendant design with scroll motifs and hanging pear-shaped pearls. Central image: fides (loyalty) shown as a nude woman with drapery holding cross and book (bible?). Surrounding the pendant are blackwork ornament designs for enamelists, mostly showing possibilities for the top and sides of rings. Inscribed below image: "fides" ( plate 2 matted with 6161. 1-1,3/4. 2000). Date: 1616–1623. Dimensions: H x W: 14.9 × 10.2 cm (5 7/8 in. × 4 in.). Medium: engraving on paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Print, Plate 2, from a series of eight pendant designs with the cardinal virtues, 1616–1623 (CH 18690967)