Three Strapwork Pendants, The Lower Ones Triangular and Oval 

Editor: Okay, next up is what looks like a page from a design book, “Three Strapwork Pendants, The Lower Ones Triangular and Oval” by Daniel Mignot. It seems to be an engraving, a print. The level of detail is amazing for such a small piece. It has such a cool, elegant feeling; it’s something that could come straight out of a Wes Anderson movie. What strikes you most about this work? Curator: Oh, Wes Anderson definitely had some baroque influences in his films. But looking at this, I get a sense of possibility. I imagine Mignot, hunched over his work table, not just documenting, but inventing! Strapwork, you know, was all the rage. Those ribbon-like, curling designs, like architectural features gone wild…But imagine wearing one of these! Wouldn't that triangular one just scream confidence? How would it feel adorning yourself in geometry? It’s not merely ornamentation, it's a statement, right? Editor: I never thought of it that way—almost as a personal expression! Like wearing a tiny, powerful building. But who *actually* wore these kinds of things? Curator: That's the kicker, isn't it? We can appreciate the beauty, the artistry. Maybe these exact pendants never existed, but the *idea* did. Perhaps some fashionable nobleman saw this engraving and told his jeweler: “Make me that triangular one! But bigger! And with rubies!” Design prints like these served less as blueprints and more as sparks of creativity. Can you see how it marries precision with flights of fancy? Editor: I see that tension now between form and…dare I say, feeling? It makes the image feel less like a stuffy historical document and more like an invitation. Thank you! Curator: And thank *you*! Perhaps Mignot hoped to inspire more than just jewelers, but dreamers, too. A little beauty never hurts, right?