COSTER, Jan
(b. ~1508 ?, d. ~1561 Amsterdam)
Netherlandish silversmith, active in Amsterdam. No biographical data are known about him.
Messenger's Badge
This badge was made by Jan Coster, a silversmith in Amsterdam, for the City of Amsterdam as the insignia for the city messenger. In the frame of the medallion he incorporated an element - satyrs completely confined by strapwork - from Cornelis Bos’s prints. The badge is one of the most remarkable examples of Mannerism in northern Netherlandish silverwork.