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Winged brooch in Egyptian style, Watherston & Son

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An image of Jewellery. Winged brooch in Egyptian style. Watherston & Son, maker, England, London. Gold, cast, engraved and set with an oval banded agate and pearls. In the back, a glass topped compartment containing a piece of blue ribbon. Pin fastening. In original dark maroon leather case (A), the lid of which is lined with pale blue silk printed in gold 'Watherston & Son/12 Pall Mall East,/London'. Height, whole, 2.7 cm, width, whole, 5.2 cm, circa 1870. Archaeological Style. Victorian. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy.

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Jewellery. Winged brooch in Egyptian style. Watherston & Son, maker, England, London. Gold, cast, engraved and set with an oval banded agate and pearls. In the back, a glass topped compartment containing a piece of blue ribbon. Pin fastening. In original dark maroon leather case (A), the lid of which is lined with pale blue silk printed in gold 'Watherston & Son/12 Pall Mall East,/London'. Height, whole, 2.7 cm, width, whole, 5.2 cm, circa 1870. Archaeological Style. Victorian. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy.

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  • Accession Number: M.11 & A-1983
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/27.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Amy Jugg
  • Image height: 677 pixels
  • Image width: 1023 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 114.21kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 27/1

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19th Century agate Archaeological Revival Archaeological Style British brooch cast Egyptian Revival Egyptian style engraved engraving Fitz_AA gold jewellery jewellery pin pearl pearls Renaissance Revival Revivalism Victorian Watherston & Son winged wings

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