Design for knife handle to commemorate a marriage

The print shows a tapered handle design for a commemorative wedding knife, with the central panel depicting a man and woman joining hands before Christ. The surrounding ornamentation includes winged putti, floral scrollwork, and architectural motifs in the Northern Mannerist style. Two vertical side panels contain transcriptions of Matthew 19 regarding the sanctity of union.

The engraving represents the intersection of fine art and craft in the circle of the Haarlem Mannerists. The involvement of Johann Theodor de Bry is notable, as his family's workshop would soon become the most important publisher of Hermetic and alchemical literature in Europe, including works by Michael Maier and Robert Fludd.