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Pendant: The Descent of Psyche into Hell
Designer:
Ricketts, Charles de Sousy
Maker:
Carlo & Arthur Giuliano
Case maker:
Wartski
Gold, enamelled in opaque turquoise-blue, translucent green and red, and opaque white, set with sapphires, emeralds, chrysolites, a pink topaz, a clear gemstone, and a garnet, with a pearl and an uncut (?) emerald drop. The front is decorated in relief with Psyche descending into Hell against a turquoise blue ground. Above is a grotesque mask and a gold loop for suspension. On the back there is an enamelled motif centred on a flower-head, composed of interlacing circles, and a lozenge with looped points, with leaves in the spaces, surrounded by dots, and hearts. Above are the initials 'TM' over 'MA'. Gold chain for suspension. Case (A) of dark green leather, the upper and inner edges decorated with a gold line, lined with chamois leather and cream silk. Rectangular with hinge on the narrow side.
History note: Maria, née Appia, and Thomas Sturge-Moore, 1904; by descent to their children Miss Riette Sturge-Moore and Mr Daniel Sturge-Moore, from whom purchased
Bought with the Leverton Harris Fund
Height: 12.8 cm
Width: 5.9 cm cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1972-04-27) by Sturge-Moore, Riette, Miss and Sturge-Moore, Daniel
20th Century, Early
Edward VII
Production date:
AD 1904
Designed by Charles Ricketts (1866-1931), it was completed on 5 March 1904, as a betrothal gift for Thomas Sturge-Moore (1870-1944), and his cousin Maria Appia who were married in 1904. Mady by the firm of Carlo & Arthur Giuliano, then under the directorship of Arthur Giuliano. The case (A) was lost when the jewel was lent to an exhibition in the USA in 1979, and a new case was made by Wartski, 14 Grafton Street, London.
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( opaque turquoise-blue, translucent green and red, and opaque white)
diamond
( or crystal)
pink topaz
chrysolite
sapphire
garnet
pearl
Decoraton
composed of
emerald
Case
Length 17 cm
Width 10 cm
Casting (process) : Gold, enamelled in opaque turquoise-blue, translucent green and red, and opaque white, set with sapphires, emeralds, chrysolites, a pink topaz, a clear gemstone, and a garnet, with a pearl and an uncut ? emerald drop
Accession number: M.4 & A-1972
Primary reference Number: 93546
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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