Necklace
ca. 1810 (made)
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The design consists of leaves and stylised flower heads.
A love of nature was one of the most universal and respected sentiments in the 19th century. Naturalistic jewellery, influenced by the Romantic movement and the revived Rococo style, developed early in the period. Its success was due to the beauty and wearability of jewelled flowers and foliage, but also to the continuing interest in botany.
Until around 1830 the designs were stylised and delicate. Later, the ever-more precise copies of flowers, leaves, fruit and insects formed extravagant, colourful and complex compositions. Often the ornament included roses, lilies, chrysanthemums and fuchsias, the most fashionable flowers at the time
A love of nature was one of the most universal and respected sentiments in the 19th century. Naturalistic jewellery, influenced by the Romantic movement and the revived Rococo style, developed early in the period. Its success was due to the beauty and wearability of jewelled flowers and foliage, but also to the continuing interest in botany.
Until around 1830 the designs were stylised and delicate. Later, the ever-more precise copies of flowers, leaves, fruit and insects formed extravagant, colourful and complex compositions. Often the ornament included roses, lilies, chrysanthemums and fuchsias, the most fashionable flowers at the time
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Pastes (glass) with silver and gold |
| Brief description | Necklace with cross pendant, brilliant-cut pastes set in silver, backed with gold, England, about 1810 |
| Physical description | Necklace with cross pendant, brilliant-cut pastes set in silver, backed with gold. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs B. M. Nichols |
| Object history | The set (M.32A to F-1972) once included earrings. |
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| Summary | The design consists of leaves and stylised flower heads. A love of nature was one of the most universal and respected sentiments in the 19th century. Naturalistic jewellery, influenced by the Romantic movement and the revived Rococo style, developed early in the period. Its success was due to the beauty and wearability of jewelled flowers and foliage, but also to the continuing interest in botany. Until around 1830 the designs were stylised and delicate. Later, the ever-more precise copies of flowers, leaves, fruit and insects formed extravagant, colourful and complex compositions. Often the ornament included roses, lilies, chrysanthemums and fuchsias, the most fashionable flowers at the time |
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| Accession number | M.32&A-1972 |
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| Record created | July 22, 2005 |
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