Pennanular pin brooch: M.41-1984

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Entities

Pennanular pin brooch
shawl pin

Description

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.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy

Measurements and weight

Height: 9.1 cm
Width: 6.2 cm

Relative size of this object

What does this represent?

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.

Place(s) associated

Birmingham ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1984) by Hull Grundy, J., Mrs

Dating

3rd quarter 18th Century
Victoria I
1870 CE - 1871 CE

Note

The stones were identified as cairngorms on accession but are probably citrines, as identified by ramon spectroscopy as quartz.

Components of the work

Decoration composed of citrine ( four)

Materials used in production

Silver

Inscription or legends present

Text: GU
Location: On back of brooch
Method of creation: Struck
Type: Maker's mark

Inscription present: Queen's head

Location: On back of brooch, repeated on front, and on pin head
Method of creation: Struck
Type: Duty mark

Inscription present: lion passant

Location: On back of brooch
Method of creation: Struck
Type: Hall mark

Location: On back of brooch
Method of creation: Struck
Type: Hall mark

Text: V
Location: On back of brooch repeated on front and on pin head
Method of creation: Struck
Type: Date letter

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.41-1984
Primary reference Number: 163603
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 24 August 2018

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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