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Tiara
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Tiara
- Place of origin:
France (made)
- Date:
ca. 1810 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Gilded metal, carnelian, white glass and chalcedony
- Credit Line:
Given by Lady Bertie of Thame
- Museum number:
M.10:1, 2-1955
- Gallery location:
Jewellery, room 91, case 15, shelf B, box 5
Physical description
Tiara, a 'Spartan diadem', in two parts, gilded metal, set with white glass cameos of classical heads mounted on the front section of the tiara on carnelian, and on the back section of the tiara on chalcedony.
Place of Origin
France (made)
Date
ca. 1810 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Gilded metal, carnelian, white glass and chalcedony
Dimensions
Height: 4.7 cm, Width: 16 cm
Object history note
Formerly the property of the 1st Baroness Cowley, 2nd wife of Sir Henry Wellesley (1773-1846), created 1st Lord Cowley in 1828.
Descriptive line
Tiara, a 'Spartan diadem', gilt metal, with carnelian, white glass and chalcedony France, about 1810
Materials
Glass; Chalcedony; Carnelian
Subjects depicted
Classicism; Heads; Cameos
Categories
Jewellery; Hats & headwear
Collection code
MET
