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Plate 9, from Livre de bijouterie (Book of Designs for Goldsmiths and Jewelers)
René Boyvinca. 1570
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Design for two pendants. At left, strapwork surrounds a central faceted gem. Pearl drops hang from moon-shaped masks. At right, pairs of putti and breasted lions flank a central reserve. Below, a horned mask and large pearl.
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- Title: Plate 9, from Livre de bijouterie (Book of Designs for Goldsmiths and Jewelers)
- Creator: René Boyvin, French, 1525 - 1625
- Date Created: ca. 1570
- Location Created: France
- Publisher: Paul de la Houve, French, 1575 - 1643
- Original Source: http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/114733
- Medium: Engraving on paper
- Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
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