Description
This wonderfully flamboyant design is close to the model on the title page of the second part of Hans Collaert's stunning series of pendant designs published in Antwerp in 1582: "Virtuosic Designs for Golden Ornaments." In the engraving, it is the god Apollo riding a sea monster, but the similarities remain strong.

Dolphin Pendant
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
3/01/1949 | Treatment | cleaned |
6/01/1982 | Examination | other |
6/16/1982 | Examination | examined for technical study |
6/17/1983 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
8/01/1984 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
1/25/1988 | Treatment | cleaned; examined for condition |
5/09/1991 | Examination | examined for condition |
Exhibitions
- World of Wonder. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1971-1972.
- Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980.
- Objects of Adornment: Five Thousand Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa; Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee; Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota. 1984-1987.
- Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery and the Zucker Family Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1987.
Provenance
A. Seligmann, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Credit
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1929
Creator
- Netherlandish (?) (Artist)
Period
ca. 1600 (Baroque)Accession Number
44.443Measurements
H: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)Geographies
- Netherlands (Place of Origin)