A pendant in the form of a mythical beast perched on a strapwork base is suspended from a bow knot. The base is composed of faceted gems, a shell and dragons, and is hung with three drop pearls. Riding on the monster’s back is a male figure holding an oar.

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This and 19 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album, 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).

Object Timeline

1920	We acquired this object.
2016	We photographed this object. We photographed this object. We exhibited this object.
2021	You found it!

Print, Plate 5, from Bullarum Inaurium etc. Archetypi Artificiosi Pars Altera (Pendants, Earrings, etc. Designs of the Most Skillful Nature, Part Two), 1582

This is a Print. It was designed by Hans Collaert and published by Philips Galle and engraved by Adriaen Collaert. It is dated 1582 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is engraving on paper, laid and gilded. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

Vertical rectangle showing a symmetrical grotesque design composed of putti, dolphins, sea lions, birds and bearded men.

Print, Grotesque with Dolphins and Winged Lions, 1532
engraving on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John I. Kane.
1944-82-1-a

Large fountain with two bowls, lower basin supported by central post and three winged Harpies. Three groups of people nearby on platform.

Drawing, Fountain Supported by Three Harpies and Three Groups of People in...
black chalk on off white wove paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
1938-88-3041

Necklace And Pendant (possibly France), ca. 1870
silver, enamel, jasper, pearls, glass.
Gift of Evelyn A. Pitshke.
1958-64-1-a,b

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Two different compositions situated one on top of other. Above, sea monster clubbing forehead of centaur. Woman, riding centaur, jumps into water. Below, centaur with satyr woman riding on his back, holds club in lowered arm and stag head against mouth of monster.

Drawing, Sea Cintaur Combats Sea Monster, ca. 1805
pen and brown ink, graphite on cream laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
1901-39-498

Luggage label with an olive green mermaid bearing a sword and shield. A city-scape with a prominent tower against a red sky forms the background. Text in a ribbon shape in top margin: HOTEL TERMINUS; in band across bottom: WARSZAWA

Print, Hotel Terminus, Warszawa, 20th century
offset lithograph.
Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund.
1994-62-30

A mermaid with a bifurcated tail blows on a shell, suspended from a ring by two chains, one on the wrist and the other on a tail.

Drawing, Design for a Pendant, 1840–70
pen and ink on paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
1901-39-785

Its dimensions are

H x W: 21.1 × 14.5 cm (8 5/16 × 5 11/16 in.) Platemark: 17.3 × 12.5 cm (6 13/16 × 4 15/16 in.)

It is inscribed

In plate, lower left: 5

Cite this object as

Print, Plate 5, from Bullarum Inaurium etc. Archetypi Artificiosi Pars Altera (Pendants, Earrings, etc. Designs of the Most Skillful Nature, Part Two), 1582; Designed by Hans Collaert the Elder (Flemish, ca. 1530 - 1581); Netherlands; engraving on paper, laid and gilded; H x W: 21.1 × 14.5 cm (8 5/16 × 5 11/16 in.) Platemark: 17.3 × 12.5 cm (6 13/16 × 4 15/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-469-15

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Fragile Beasts.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2BHNK/
Accession Number 1921-6-469-15
Object ID 18286051