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On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91 to 93 mezzanine, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

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1760-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Enamelled gold brooch decorated with a scene of Venus restraining Aeneas from killing Helen.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Enamelled gold
Brief description
Enamelled gold watch, later mounted as a brooch, decorated with a scene of Venus restraining Aeneas from killing Helen, England, 1760-1770
Physical description
Enamelled gold brooch decorated with a scene of Venus restraining Aeneas from killing Helen.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.8cm
  • Width: 4.9cm
  • Depth: 1.5cm
Credit line
Given by Mrs C. H. Golding-Bird
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
M.365B-1923

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Record createdJuly 4, 2005
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