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

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 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.

Artist: Jacques Hurtu|Pierre Firens I
Date: ca. 1614–19
Medium: Blackwork and engraving
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1939

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