Hair ornament: E.67.1939

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Current Location: In storage

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Hair ornament

Description

Wig rosettes (3)

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.02 m
Width: 0.02 m

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1939) by Hornblower, G. D., OBE

Components of the work

Inlay composed of jasper green glass

Materials used in production

Gold

References and bibliographic entries

Jewellery

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.67.1939
Primary reference Number: 53753
Oldadmincategory: MW
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 31 January 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022) "Hair ornament" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/53753 Accessed: 2022-12-07 04:20:08

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            University of Cambridge}}

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