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Oval Pendant Decorated with Schweifwerk, Surrounded by Smaller Motifs and Crowned by a Baldachin

Publisher Pierre Firens I Flemish
ca. 1614–19
Not on view
Part of a series of 6 with goldsmiths designs executed in the blackwork technique. Design for an oval pendant, presumably the reverse of a watch case or medaillon, decorated with Schweifwerk. The design is surrounded by four smaller motifs in the shape of a trapezoid also done in blackwork. Crowning the pendant is a small baldachin which is executed in engraving like the other decorative elements in the print.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Oval Pendant Decorated with Schweifwerk, Surrounded by Smaller Motifs and Crowned by a Baldachin
  • Artist: Jacques Hurtu (French (active 1584–1635))
  • Publisher: Pierre Firens I (Flemish, Antwerp 1580–1638 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1614–19
  • Medium: Blackwork and engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 4 1/16 × 2 13/16 in. (10.3 × 7.1 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1939
  • Object Number: 24.100.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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