Print, Plate 10, Title page, 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 sea monster perched on a strapwork base is suspended from a bow knot. The base is composed of faceted gems and a horned term figure, and is hung with three drop pearls. Riding on the monster’s back is a bearded nude with a trident and a youth with an oar. Date: 1582. Dimensions: H x W: 21.2 × 14.4 cm (8 3/8 × 5 11/16 in.); ; Platemark: 22.1 cm (8 11/16 in.). Medium: engraving on paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Print, Plate 10, Title page, Bullarum Inaurium etc. Archetypi Artificiosi Pars Altera (Pendants, Earrings, etc. Designs of the Most Skillful Nature, Part Two), 1582 (CH 18286087-2)