Latin Cross with Birds and Smaller Motifs

Jacques Hurtu|Pierre Firens I

ca. 1614–19 · Blackwork and engraving · Drawings and Prints

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.

Artist

Jacques Hurtu|Pierre Firens I

Date

ca. 1614–19

Medium

Blackwork and engraving

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Rogers Fund, 1922