Pendant
ca.1860 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Distinctions of rank, age, occasion and dress determined what jewellery could be worn and when. One etiquette manual stated that diamonds, pearls and emeralds were for full evening wear only. In the daytime, women were expected to wear less elaborate jewellery.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Diamonds and silver |
| Brief description | Bracelet centre, brilliant-cut diamonds open-set in silver backed with gold in a rosette design, England, about 1860 |
| Physical description | Pendant, brilliant-cut diamonds open-set in silver backed in gold in a rosette design. The backs show signs of having been altered. |
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| Credit line | Cory Bequest |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Distinctions of rank, age, occasion and dress determined what jewellery could be worn and when. One etiquette manual stated that diamonds, pearls and emeralds were for full evening wear only. In the daytime, women were expected to wear less elaborate jewellery. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.78-1951 |
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| Record created | August 4, 2005 |
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