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Probably
Unknown
(Maker)
Gold and enamel, set with sapphires, rubies, diamonds, emeralds, and pearls.
History note: Unknown before testator
C.B. Marlay Beuqest
Height: 12.1 cm
Width: 6.8 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: Bequeathed
(1912)
by
Marlay, Charles Brinsley
18th century
Circa
1700
CE
-
1800
CE
Origin uncertain, accessioned as Spanish, but possibly Italian
Gemstones composed of sapphire ( blue corundum) emerald ( probably) diamond ruby Setting composed of gold
Accession number: MAR.M.284-1912
Primary reference Number: 162274
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
"Cross pendant"
Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/162274 Accessed: 2022-08-18 10:26:05
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