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Silver laurel leaf pendant and earrings, Phillips Brothers

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An image of Jewellery. Pendant & earrings. Phillips Brothers, London. The pendant composed of three cast laurel leaves and a berry, the stems of which are coiled to form a wide loop for suspension. Each earring is cast in the shape of a laurel leaf, the stem twisted over to form a loop into which is hooked a hemispherical berry, the stem of which is curved over and downwards to pass through a pierced ear. In original D-shaped maroon morocco case, the base lined with dark red velvet, the lid with purple silk, printed in gold below a crown 'PHILLIPS,/23, COCKSPUR ST/LONDON.' On the base of the case, a rectangular label, printed 'FENTON/33 Cranbourn St,/London' with a row of figures above in blue-black ink '3970 . . . . ' that of a later vendor. Silver, height, pendant, 8.8 cm, height, earrings, 7.2 cm, circa 1860. Victorian. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy.

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Jewellery. Pendant & earrings. Phillips Brothers, London. The pendant composed of three cast laurel leaves and a berry, the stems of which are coiled to form a wide loop for suspension. Each earring is cast in the shape of a laurel leaf, the stem twisted over to form a loop into which is hooked a hemispherical berry, the stem of which is curved over and downwards to pass through a pierced ear. In original D-shaped maroon morocco case, the base lined with dark red velvet, the lid with purple silk, printed in gold below a crown 'PHILLIPS,/23, COCKSPUR ST/LONDON.' On the base of the case, a rectangular label, printed 'FENTON/33 Cranbourn St,/London' with a row of figures above in blue-black ink '3970 . . . . ' that of a later vendor. Silver, height, pendant, 8.8 cm, height, earrings, 7.2 cm, circa 1860. Victorian. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy.

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  • Accession Number: M.60A-C-1983
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/22.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Amy Jugg
  • Image height: 807 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 108.87kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 22/1

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19th Century _WF_Grundy berries berry British cast earrings Fitz_AA fruits jewellery laurel leaves laurels leaves pendant Phillips Brothers Silver Victorian

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