Design for a Pendant Combined with Sirens and Dragonflies
Design for a pendant, hanging from a ribbon. The pendant is made up out of Schweifwerk and has three pearls attached to it. On both sides of the pendant a dragonfly and a siren are depicted in silhouette style using the blackwork technique.
Artwork Details
- Title: Design for a Pendant Combined with Sirens and Dragonflies
- Artist: Daniel Mignot (French, active Augsburg, fl. 1593–1616)
- Published in: Augsburg
- Date: 1616
- Medium: Blackwork and Engraving
- Dimensions: Plate: 5 7/8 x 4 1/8 in. (15 x 10.5 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
- Object Number: 26.7.29
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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