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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

Case

1865-1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This case with enclosed gold grains was given by the London jewellers C. and A. Giuliano to accompany the necklace bequeathed by their father Carlo.
The plaque on the obverse of the case has enamelled borders flanked by cherubs, and an inscription describing the manufacture of a necklace made by Carlo Giuliano in London and bequeathed by him to the Museum in 1895. The necklace (except for the pendant ) was stolen in 1899. The 157,580 gold grains in the case represent the number of grains used to ornament the necklace. Carlo Giuliano (d. 1895), a Neapolitan by birth, worked for the Castellani firm in Italy but moved to London in about 1860.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gold with enamel, glass and gold grains
Brief description
Case containing gold grains
England, London, about 1865-70; made by Carlo Giuliano (1831-1895)
Gold with enamel, glass and gold grains
Physical description
Case, gold, decorated on the obverse with a plaque with enamelled borders flanked by cherubs, with an inscription describing the manufacture of a necklace made by Carlo Giuliano in London and bequeathed by him to the Museum in 1895 (the 157,580 gold grains in the case represent the number of grains used to ornament the necklace).
Dimensions
  • Height: 7cm
  • Width: 9.1cm
  • Depth: 1.9cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Carlo and Arthur Giuliano
Object history
Given by Messrs C. and A. Giuliano to accompany the necklace bequeathed by their father.
The plaque on the obverse on the case has enamelled borders flanked by cherubs, and an inscription describing the manufacture of a necklace made by Carlo Giuliano in London and bequeathed by him to the Museum in 1895. The necklace (except for the pendant, no.2 below) was stolen in 1899. The 157,580 gold grains in the case represent the number of grains used to ornament the necklace. Carlo Giuliano (d. 1895), a Neapolitan by birth, worked for the Castellani firm in Italy and is thought to have been set up in business in London by Alessandro Castellani. His early work in London closely resembles Castellani's productions in the classical manner. He later evolved a distinctive style of his own, using stones and enamel to create rich polychromatic effects.
Subject depicted
Summary
This case with enclosed gold grains was given by the London jewellers C. and A. Giuliano to accompany the necklace bequeathed by their father Carlo.
The plaque on the obverse of the case has enamelled borders flanked by cherubs, and an inscription describing the manufacture of a necklace made by Carlo Giuliano in London and bequeathed by him to the Museum in 1895. The necklace (except for the pendant ) was stolen in 1899. The 157,580 gold grains in the case represent the number of grains used to ornament the necklace. Carlo Giuliano (d. 1895), a Neapolitan by birth, worked for the Castellani firm in Italy but moved to London in about 1860.
Collection
Accession number
26-1896

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Record createdAugust 31, 2005
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