Rijksmuseum

Hanger in de vorm van een pad

Date

c. 1600 - c. 1620

Medium

pearl, gold (metal), precious stone (material)

Institution

Rijksmuseum

Around 1600, crawly creatures also found their way into fashion: dresses with embroidered butterflies, bags in the shape of a frog, and jewels featuring a lizard. The shape of the baroque pearl probably provided the inspiration for this toad. However, there was another connection. Baroque pearls were considered examples of inventive nature creating something beautiful out of non-living matter. Moreover, toads were thought to develop from non-living matter (spontaneous generation).

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