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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

Pendant

ca. 1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Gold pendant set with diamonds, enamelled with the Visitation, after an engraving of Raphael's Visitation (1519) in the Prado (Madrid). On the reverse the crowned monogram MA for the Virgin Mary. The frame added about 1680-1700.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Enamelled gold set with pyramidal diamonds
Brief description
Gold enamelled pendant set with diamonds, depicting the Visitation (after Raphael, 1519), made in France, about 1600, the frame added about 1680-1700
Physical description
Gold pendant set with diamonds, enamelled with the Visitation, after an engraving of Raphael's Visitation (1519) in the Prado (Madrid). On the reverse the crowned monogram MA for the Virgin Mary. The frame added about 1680-1700.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.5cm
  • Width: 4.5cm
  • Depth: 0.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
monogram 'MA' below a coronet (On the reverse, engraved.)
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
1155-1864

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Record createdAugust 4, 2005
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