C14 Interi and baroque pearls

and baroque pearls

and baroque pearls are put together in a sculptural form - creating a pair that appears to have evolved together over time

The specimen is adorned with the silver leaf shells and minerals that complement the silver and blue in the mineral

18th century Japanese silk textile brocade with scrolling lotus and chrysanthemums framed with a print room border - a popular form of decoration in England and Ireland from the 1750's to the 1820's

C14 Interi and baroque pearls18th century Italian spolvero 'blue ribbon' pattern printed onto canvas and framed with citrine crystals.. Spolvero is an artistic method of transferring a design from a print to the prepared surface of a canvas, panel, or wall. Holes are punched along the outlines of the original design followed by "pouncing" which is the application of powdered pigments that leaves a series of dots to create the tracing for the piece. This is then placed over the