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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91 to 93 mezzanine, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Pendant

ca. 1643 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plum-stone pendant, carved with the heads of Charles I on the obverse and the future Charles II on the reverse


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Carved nut mounted in gilded silver
Brief description
Pendant, made from a nut carved with the head of Charles I on the obverse and the future Charles II on the reverse, England, ca.1643.
Physical description
Plum-stone pendant, carved with the heads of Charles I on the obverse and the future Charles II on the reverse
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.5cm
  • Width: 1.5cm
  • Depth: 0.8cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Frank Ward
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
M.10-1960

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Record createdAugust 30, 2005
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