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Unite, George
(Maker)
Silver with engraved decoration, set with four brilliant-cut brownish-yellow citrines (quartz). The hollow pennanular brooch has two globular terminals, each set on the front face with a brilliant-cut brownish-yellow citrine (quartz). The pin has a movable thistle-shaped head with engraved decoration on the sides, set on top with one brilliant-cut cairngorm, and on the front face with another.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy
Height: 9.1 cm
Width: 6.2 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
(1984)
by
Hull Grundy, J., Mrs
3rd quarter 18th Century
Victoria I
1870
CE
-
1871
1871
CE
The stones were identified as cairngorms on accession but are probably citrines, as identified by ramon spectroscopy as quartz.
Decoration: composed of citrine ( four)
Inscription present: Queen's head
Inscription present: lion passant
Accession number: M.41-1984
Primary reference Number: 163603
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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/163603 Accessed: 2022-01-28 22:04:27
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Accession Number: CM.568-2010
Accession Number: M.81-1983
Accession Number: C.26-1915
Accession Number: M.5-2017
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