Gold and partabgarh green glass necklace & brooch, by Robert Phillips

An image of Jewellery. Necklace & Brooch. Phillips, Robert (goldsmith, jeweller, d.1881). Gold and Partabgarh green glass. The necklace is composed of a flexible, woven gold strip, from which are suspended four gold leaves, each attached to a shamrock-shaped pendant of Partabgarh green glass, mounted in gold. At centre back there is an octagonal clasp of the same materials. The brooch, en suite with the pendants, has a pin-fastening across the back. In original red leather case, the silk lining of the lid of which is printed in gold. PHILLIPS./23 COCKSPUR ST/LONDON' below a crown. The glass, Indian 19th Century. The mounts, English. Length (necklace) 39.5 cm, width (brooch) 2.0 cm, circa 1860 to 1880. London. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy.

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Jewellery. Necklace & Brooch. Phillips, Robert (goldsmith, jeweller, d.1881). Gold and Partabgarh green glass. The necklace is composed of a flexible, woven gold strip, from which are suspended four gold leaves, each attached to a shamrock-shaped pendant of Partabgarh green glass, mounted in gold. At centre back there is an octagonal clasp of the same materials. The brooch, en suite with the pendants, has a pin-fastening across the back. In original red leather case, the silk lining of the lid of which is printed in gold. PHILLIPS./23 COCKSPUR ST/LONDON' below a crown. The glass, Indian 19th Century. The mounts, English. Length (necklace) 39.5 cm, width (brooch) 2.0 cm, circa 1860 to 1880. London. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy.

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Accession Number: M.18 & a & b-1983
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Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
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Image width: 960 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
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Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1

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19th Century _WF_Grundy British brooch English Fitz_AA glass gold Indian jewellery jewellery pin leaves necklace Partabgarh pendant Robert Phillips shamrock Victorian woven

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