Assertion: argonaut's shell | /r/HasProperty | popular items
Facets:
value: in the renaissance cabinet of curiosities
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Nautilus shells were popular items in the Renaissance and Baroque cabinet of curiosities and were often mounted by goldsmiths on a thin stem to make extravagant nautilus shell cups.
text: Small natural history collections were common in mid-19th-century Victorian homes, and chambered nautilus shells were popular decorations.
text: Nautilus shells were popular items in the Renaissance cabinet of curiosities and were often mounted by goldsmiths on a thin stem to make extravagant nautilus shell cups, such as the Burghley Nef, mainly intended as decorations rather than for use.