Jewelry Designs in Gold, Diamonds and Other Precious Stones, Plate 7 from "L'Art de la Bijouterie"

Librairie Polytechnique Baudry et Cie.|Jean Francois Barousse

1879 · Color lithograph · Drawings and Prints

Jewelry Designs in Gold, Diamonds and Other Precious Stones, Plate 7 from "L'Art de la Bijouterie" — Librairie Polytechnique Baudry et Cie.|Jean Francois Barousse

Plate with designs for jewelry in gold, diamonds and pearls, combined with other precious stones. The plate contains ten designs presented on a sand-colored background. At top are two designs for dangling earrings and a comb with pearls and diamonds. Below are seven designs for brooches in various sizes, decorated with pearls, diamonds and precious stones in a green and deep blue tone. This plate is part of a portfolio with designs for jewelry other small items in precious metals produced by the printer Barousse. According to the frontispiece, 24 plates with designs are issued annually. Within the portfolio the color lithographs are combined with a translucent sheet of paper on which the silhouettes of the objects have been printed. These would make it easier for artists to transfer the design for execution.

Artist: Librairie Polytechnique Baudry et Cie.|Jean Francois Barousse
Date: 1879
Medium: Color lithograph
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963