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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Pendant

ca. 1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Enamelled gold pendant decorated on the obverse with reverse-painted glass depicting the Infant Christ asleep with St. John the Baptist, and on the reverse with the Presentation in the Temple.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Enamelled gold decorated with a painting under glass
Brief description
Enamelled gold pendant decorated with a painting under glass of the Infant Christ asleep over a cross with St. John the Baptist, and the Presentation in the Temple on the reverse, made in Spain, about 1700
Physical description
Enamelled gold pendant decorated on the obverse with reverse-painted glass depicting the Infant Christ asleep with St. John the Baptist, and on the reverse with the Presentation in the Temple.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6cm
  • Width: 5.2cm
  • Depth: 2.4cm
Credit line
Alfred Williams Hearn Gift
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
M.58-1923

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Record createdAugust 30, 2005
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