Stick pin: M.7-1984

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Stick pin

Categories

Jewellery

Description

Gold, the oval head containing a wax figure of a soldier carrying a drum on his back, walking to the right in profile, flanked by bushes, mounted on greyish-blue ribbon under glass. The head has a beaded edge.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Mrs. J. Hull Grundy

Measurements and weight

Height: 9.6 cm
Width: 2.0 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th century
Circa 1800 CE - 1900 CE

Components of the work

Part composed of ribbon ( greyish-blue) wax ( probably) gold glass

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.7-1984
Primary reference Number: 176523
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Stick pin" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/176523 Accessed: 2023-02-08 00:47:35

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            University of Cambridge}}

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