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On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Brooch

ca. 1860 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painted porcelain plaque depicting the church of St Apollinaris (built 1839-43), Remagen, on the Rhine between Bonn and Koblenz. Set in jet frame.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted porcelain, jet, gilded copper alloy
Brief description
Brooch depicting the church of St Apollinaris, Remagen. Germany, about 1860. Jet and painted porcelain, with gilded copper alloy.
Physical description
Painted porcelain plaque depicting the church of St Apollinaris (built 1839-43), Remagen, on the Rhine between Bonn and Koblenz. Set in jet frame.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.8cm
  • Width: 5.7cm
  • Depth: 1.3cm
Historical context
The church is a neo-gothic masterpiece, consecrated in 1857 and standing high above the Rhine.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.68-1950

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Record createdApril 7, 2005
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