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Brooch

ca. 1845 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Brooch, silver and parcel gilt, cast figures of two angels flanking a stone (treated quartz).


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver, parcel gilt, cast, treated quartz
Brief description
Cast silver brooch in the form of two angels flanking a stone of quartz, probably a pastiche of the work of Froment-Meurice and Rudolphi, France (Paris), about 1844
Physical description
Brooch, silver and parcel gilt, cast figures of two angels flanking a stone (treated quartz).
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.4cm
  • Width: 3.5cm
  • Depth: 1.3cm
Object history
Made in Paris. Probably an inexpensive pastiche of the work of Froment-Meurice and Rudolphi. For a further example of Rudolphi's work, see M.50-1981.
Production
Probably an inexpensive pastiche of the work of Froment-Meurice and Rudolphi
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
M.27-1981

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Record createdAugust 25, 2005
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