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Source Description
A pelican plucking her breast to feed her young is the central motif in this Renaissance revival brooch. The design appears to have been based on a pendant attributed to Corbinian Saur, a goldsmith working in Augsburg during the early 16th century.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
16410
label
Pendant with Pelican and Frogs
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
16410
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Pendant with Pelican and Frogs
description
A pelican plucking her breast to feed her young is the central motif in this Renaissance revival brooch. The design appears to have been based on a pendant attributed to Corbinian Saur, a goldsmith working in Augsburg during the early 16th century.
provenance
Florence Trupp, Baltimore; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by gift.
date
late 19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
pendants
jewelry
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
4 3/8 in. (11.11 cm)
Source extras
med
gold, silver, enamel, gemstones
creator_ids
6211
15432
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EAN
JWL
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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f9112a0286eb1e94