Blackwork Designs with Various Mammals and Birds, Plate 5 from a Series of Blackwork Ornaments combined with Figures, Birds, Animals and Flowers after 1622 Meinert Gelijs Plate 5 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 five distinct motifs in blackwork, with a large design in the center of the plate and two smaller designs on either side. The smaller motifs all have a sharp 90 degree angle at bottom, suggesting that they are meant for the decoration of corners. Surrounding the blackwork motifs are engraved figures of various mammals including dogs, bunnies and a pig, as well as several birds. Due to the similarity in their production techniques, blackwork prints often relate to precious objects decorated with champlevé enamel work. However, on the t