Plate 7, from Livre de bijouterie (Book of Designs for Goldsmiths and Jewelers)
Design for two hinged pendants with strapwork. At left, Adam and eve flank a central oval. At right, two scholars flank a central oval with biblical tablets, held aloft by a child.
Credit: Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
c. 1570
Engraving on paper
1956-23-6-7
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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