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Gold, set with emeralds and two diamonds and a carved mother-of-pearl figure of Christ on a background of gold, engraved and enamelled in translucent green (basse-taille enamelling). The back enamelled in opaque white, pink and black and set with an enamelled plaque in blue pink and grey-black of the virgin and child. Circular with a bow at the top.
History note: Given by Gertrude Stein to the donor, Mrs Louise Haydon Taylor
Given by Mrs Louise Haydon Taylor
Height: 7.8 cm
Width: 5.4 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
(1970-12-13)
by
Taylor, Louise Haydon, Mrs
17th Century
Circa
1600
CE
-
1700
CE
Decoration composed of emeralds Carving composed of mother-of-pearl Gemstones Mother-of-pearl
green, white, pink, balck, blue Enamel Gold
Accession number: M.2-1970
Primary reference Number: 119049
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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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"Pendant"
Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/119049 Accessed: 2022-05-23 13:02:42
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