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

Ornament

ca. 1650 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Gold breast or hair ornament, enamelled in blue and white and set with table-cut diamonds in the form of a bow and jabot, the latter pierced in imitation of lace.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pierced and enamelled gold set with table-cut diamonds
Brief description
Gold breast or hair ornament, enamelled in blue and white and set with table-cut diamonds in the form of a bow and jabot, made in France, about 1650
Physical description
Gold breast or hair ornament, enamelled in blue and white and set with table-cut diamonds in the form of a bow and jabot, the latter pierced in imitation of lace.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.1cm
  • Width: 12.2cm
  • Depth: 1cm
Object history
From the Treasury of the Cathedral of the Virgin of the Pillar, Zaragoza, to which it was presented in 1679 by the Marquis de Navarens. One of a group of jewels purchased by the Museum in 1870, when the Cathedral authorities sold off treasures presented to the shrine of the Virgin in order to complete their building programme.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
322-1870

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Record createdAugust 4, 2005
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