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Brooch

ca. 1844 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Enamelled silver brooch in the form of a cast figure of an angel with a viol.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
silver, enamel, silver gilt
Brief description
Brooch with an angel playing a viol.
France, Paris, about 1847; made for François-Désiré Froment-Meurice (1802-55), by Jules Wièse (1818-1890); silver and enamel, gilded on the reverse
Physical description
Enamelled silver brooch in the form of a cast figure of an angel with a viol.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.8cm
  • Width: 2.6cm
  • Depth: 1.3cm
Credit line
Harrap Bequest
Object history
Made in Paris in he workshops of F.D. Froment-Meurice and signed with the name of the firm. The small cast figures used by Froment-Meurice and other French goldsmiths were employed in a variety of settings.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
M.12-1964

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Record createdAugust 25, 2005
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