Maker: Unknown
Three fob seals, a watch key and clasp in pinchbeck embossed with scrolls and leaves
Chalcedony and glass with embossed and chased pinchbeck mounts. One fob seal has a circular chalcedony sealstone with intaglio crest; the second is oval in glass imitating emerald, with an intaglio bust of a lady wearing a necklace, with hair dressed in the style of Julia Domna, with a star and crescent in the field with an illegible inscription, facing in profile to the right; the third is rounded rectangular in glass imitating bloodstone, inscribed 'JULIA' in reverse. The seals have domed backs decorated with borders of flowerheads and scrolls. The two smaller fob seals and the watch key have similar handles formed from a pair of openwork rocaille scrolls. The larger oval fob seal has a four-sided tapering handle decorated with scrolls. The four are linked by a circular split ring decorated flowerheads.
History note: Frank Gray Smart
From the Frank Smart Collection, given by T.J.G. Duncanson
Method of acquisition: Given (1930-02-14) by Duncanson, T. J. G.
19th Century, Early-Mid#
Circa
1800
-
Circa
1850
Mount
composed of
pinchbeck
Circular Sealstone
composed of
chalcedony
Diameter 1.1 cm
Rect. Sealstone
composed of
glass
Length 1.2 cm
Width 1 cm
Oval Sealstone
composed of
glass
Length 1.9 cm
Width 1.3 cm
Circular Seal
Diameter 1.4 cm
Height 2.1 cm
Key
Height 0.7 cm
Length 3.0 cm
Width 1.3 cm
Rectangular Seal
Height 1.4 cm
Length 2.1 cm
Width 1.5 cm
Oval Seal
Height 1.7 cm
Length 2.8 cm
Width 2.2 cm
Accession number: M.92-1930
Primary reference Number: 155288
Old object number: M.2-1930
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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