Ten designs for pendants
Print
mid 16th century, before 1573, 1604
mid 16th century, before 1573, 1604
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In the sixteenth century, goldsmiths and engravers started to favour architectural designs for jewellery. Hans Collaert, one of the leading ornament engravers in Antwerp in the mid sixteenth century, participated in this move towards architectural pendant designs, as demonstrated in this set of ten designs. The images that do not include architectural elements are probably meant to serve as the verso for similar pendants. Arabesque designs that decorate these images could have been made with enamel paint or through open metalwork. The numbering on this plate indicates that it is a posthumous edition of the series originally printed by Hans Liefrinck.
Object details
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| Title | Ten designs for pendants (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | engraving |
| Brief description | Hans Collaert (after), plate from a suite of ten, including title plate, showing designs for jewellery with architectural elements and vegetal-arabesques. Flemish, mid-sixteenth century. |
| Physical description | Design for a pendant verso with grapevine arabesques and accompanied by a design for a pair of fan shaped ornaments. |
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| Object history | Pendants with architectural decoration can still be seen in various collections, including the British Museum. WB149, for example, though it is a German piece, shows a shared an interest with architectural elements exhibited in the Collaert designs. |
| Summary | In the sixteenth century, goldsmiths and engravers started to favour architectural designs for jewellery. Hans Collaert, one of the leading ornament engravers in Antwerp in the mid sixteenth century, participated in this move towards architectural pendant designs, as demonstrated in this set of ten designs. The images that do not include architectural elements are probably meant to serve as the verso for similar pendants. Arabesque designs that decorate these images could have been made with enamel paint or through open metalwork. The numbering on this plate indicates that it is a posthumous edition of the series originally printed by Hans Liefrinck. |
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| Accession number | 22735 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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