Solitaire
ca. 1875 (made)
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Solitaire, steel, with false damascening in the manner of Tissot (1815-1887), mounted in gold and depicting St. George and the Dragon
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Steel and gold |
| Brief description | Solitaire, steel with false damascening, mounted in gold, the pin head with a depiction of Saint George and the dragon, France (Paris), about 1875 |
| Physical description | Solitaire, steel, with false damascening in the manner of Tissot (1815-1887), mounted in gold and depicting St. George and the Dragon |
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| Credit line | Given by the Friends of the V&A |
| Object history | This solitaire (or possibly M.23A-1981) may be based on the reverse of the pattern crown for George III, 1820, by Benedetto Pistrucci (1784-1855). |
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| Bibliographic reference | Arminjon, Catherine; Beaupuis, James; Bilimoff, Michèle. Dictionnaire des poinçons de fabricants d'ouvrages d'or et d'argent de Paris et de la Seine 1838-1875. Paris, 1994. |
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| Accession number | M.23B-1981 |
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| Record created | August 26, 2005 |
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