Blackwork Designs with Putti and Felines, Plate 8 from a Series of Blackwork Ornaments combined with Figures, Birds, Animals and Flowers after 1622 Meinert Gelijs Plate 8 from a print series consisting of a title page (missing) and seven numbered plates displaying motifs for the application in goldsmith's work, executed in blackwork, combined with figures and other motifs borrowed from other print series, executed in engraving. This plate contains three distinct motifs in blackwork, presented side by side. The central motif is shaped like a small lidded flask or bottle. Surrounding the blackwork motifs are engraved figures of putti and at top are depicted a lion and another type of feline. Due to the similarity in their production techniques, blackwork prints often relate to precious objects decorated with champlevé enamel work. However, on the title page of his second series, characterized by the almost square copperplates and exclusive use of the blackwork technique, Gelijs indicates