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Maker: Watherston & Brogden
Cameo brooch, horned helmet shell carved with an angel in profile to the left with the index finger of its left hand raised, mounted in gold and surrounded by a border of four strands of gold ropework; pin-fastening across the back. In original red leather case (A), blind-stamped 'MO', the lid of which is lined with white silk, printed in blue with the maker's name and adress: 'PARIS FIRST CLASS & LONDON PRIZE MEDALS [image of 1851 enamelled vase] / WATHERSTON & BROGDEN, / Goldsmiths, / MANUFACTORY, / 16, Henrietta St. / Covent Garden, WC / LONDON'
History note: Malcolm Carr Antiques Ltd., 94 Gloucester Terrce, London, W2.
Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy
Height: 7.21 cm
Width: 5.9 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1982) by Hull Grundy, J., Mrs
19th Century, third quarter#
Victoria I
Circa
1862
CE
-
1864
CE
Watherston & Brogden showed jewellery at the Great Exhibition of 1851, where they were described as producing ‘the finest articles in the jewellery department’, as well as showing in exhibitions in Paris (1855) and London (1862). This cameo, carved in horned helmet shell, is typical of the cameos that remained popular throughout the nineteenth century.
Cameo
composed of
shell
Mount
composed of
gold
Accession number: M.64 & A-1982
Primary reference Number: 119097
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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