Plate 3, from Livre de bijouterie (Book of Designs for Goldsmiths and Jewelers)
Design for two pendants. At left, four square gems surround a central oval. Above, a pair of putti face inward; below, a pair of putti face outward, holding drop gems. At right, four oval gems surround a central square. Above, two putti. Below, three drop pearls, the center is pear-shaped.
Credit: Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
c. 1570
Engraving on paper
1956-23-6-3
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
Where you'll find this
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Permanent collection