Probably
Unknown
(Maker)
Gold and red plique-à-jour enamel set with (probably) diamonds and garnets. Oval with a ring and loop for suspension at the top. Cast and chased with the head and shoulders of the Immaculate Virgin Mary with a halo, surrounded by an aureole or mandorla.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy
Height: 4.5 cm
Width: 2.8 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given
(1983-07-25)
by
Hull Grundy, J., Mrs
Production date: circa AD 1900
Decoration composed of garnets ( probably) diamonds ( probably)
Accession number: M.47-1983
Primary reference Number: 119007
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
"Pendant"
Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/119007 Accessed: 2022-05-21 01:31:21
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