Plate 4, from Livre de bijouterie (Book of Designs for Goldsmiths and Jewelers)
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1570
name: label: After
content: Léonard Thiry, Flemish, 1550
label: After
content: Rosso Fiorentino, Italian,1494 - 1540
label: Engraver
content: René Boyvin, French, 1525 - 1625
label: Publisher
content: Paul de la Houve, French, 1575 - 1643
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Design for two pendants. At left, a merman and mermaid recline on two squares. Above, strapwork with masks and a central oval tablet with mythological scene. Below, a garland of beads and three drop pearls. At right, a pair of putti and pair of sphinxes flank a central gem. Below, horned masks, two drop pearls and a central tassel.
place: label: made in
content: France
setName: label: See more items in
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1956-23-6-4
objectType: label: Type
content: albums (bound) & books
label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Engraving on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 16 × 20.3 cm (6 5/16 in. × 8 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Platemark: 11.5 × 15.5 cm (4 1/2 × 6 1/8 in.)