Object Details
- Designer
- Hans Collaert the Elder, Flemish, ca. 1530 - 1581
- Print Maker
- Adriaen Collaert, Flemish, ca. 1560 – 1618
- Publisher
- Philip Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- A pendant in the form of a mythical beast perched on a strapwork base is suspended from a bow knot. The base is composed of faceted gems, a mask and winged goat, and is hung with three drop pearls. Riding on the monster’s back is a male figure holding a trident and two nudes with shells. The plate is numbered.
- Credit Line
- Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
- 1582
- Accession Number
- 1921-6-469-16
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- ornament
- Object Name
- Type
- Medium
- Engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 21.3 × 14.5 cm (8 3/8 × 5 11/16 in.)
- Platemark: 17.4 × 12.6 cm (6 7/8 × 4 15/16 in.)
- made in
- Antwerp, Belgium
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1921-6-469-16
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq472593b16-416b-4bea-a55f-6573bb0dc715
