Plate 1, Title page from a suite of ten, entitled Monilium Bullarum Inauriumque Artificiocissimae Icones, Ioannis Collaert Opus Postremum (Designs for Necklaces, Pendants and Earrings of the Highest Skill, the Final Work by Joannis Collaert)

Jan Collaert the Elder1581

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Strapwork forming a cartouche broadly in the form of a fleur-de lys. Details include snails, butterflies, faceted gems, drop pearls and sea horses. At top, a nude figure within a frame decorated with vases. Below are two winged putti with skulls.

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Title: Plate 1, Title page from a suite of ten, entitled Monilium Bullarum Inauriumque Artificiocissimae Icones, Ioannis Collaert Opus Postremum (Designs for Necklaces, Pendants and Earrings of the Highest Skill, the Final Work by Joannis Collaert)
Creator: Hans Collaert the Elder, Flemish, ca. 1530 - 1581
Date Created: 1581
Location Created: Antwerp, Belgium
Publisher: Philips Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Engraving on paper, laid and gilded
Credit line: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

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Jan Collaert the Elder Belgium Engraving Jewellery Laid paper Necklace