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

Clasp

ca. 1780-1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Clasp of cut steel with a jasper ware plaque (green jasper dip and white reliefs) depicting Psyche. The plaque made in the Factory of Josiah Wedgwood (1730-95), the setting possilby by Matthew Boulton (1728-1809).


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Steel and jasper
Brief description
Clasp of cut steel with a green jasper ware plaque depicting Psyche, made in England, about 1780-1790
Physical description
Clasp of cut steel with a jasper ware plaque (green jasper dip and white reliefs) depicting Psyche. The plaque made in the Factory of Josiah Wedgwood (1730-95), the setting possilby by Matthew Boulton (1728-1809).
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.3cm
  • Width: 5.7cm
  • Height: 0.8cm
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
1088-1868

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Record createdJuly 28, 2005
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