Watch
1760-1770 (made)
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Enamelled gold chatelaine with four plaques representing cupids with pendants consisting of two shoes, two legs with French inscriptions., a gold mounted cornelian seal, a blue-glass vase and a set of ivory tablets with gilt-metal filigree covers
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Enamelled gold |
| Brief description | Gilded metal and gold chatelaine, enamelled with cupids; with gold, glass, ivory and carnelian charms. England, 1760-1770 |
| Physical description | Enamelled gold chatelaine with four plaques representing cupids with pendants consisting of two shoes, two legs with French inscriptions., a gold mounted cornelian seal, a blue-glass vase and a set of ivory tablets with gilt-metal filigree covers |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs C. H. Golding-Bird |
| Object history | Given by Mr.C.H.Golding-Bird, 1923 |
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| Bibliographic reference | J.F.Hayward, English Watches, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, HMSO, 1969, plate 43. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.365A-1923 |
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| Record created | July 4, 2005 |
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