Latin Cross with Birds and Smaller Motifs

Jacques Hurtu French
Publisher Pierre Firens I Flemish

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Part of a series of 6 with goldsmiths designs executed in the blackwork technique. Design for a pendant shaped like a Latin cross, decorated with Schweifwerk. The cross is surrounded by smaller motifs, including two ring bezels and two rectangular designs in blackwork. Other decorative elements, such as fruit garlands and a rooster and turkey, have been added in engraving.

Latin Cross with Birds and Smaller Motifs, Jacques Hurtu (French (active 1584–1635)), Blackwork and engraving

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