Necklace thumbnail 1
Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Necklace

ca. 1860 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Heavy gold chains were popular in a variety of lengths and styles in the Victorian period. The links were made in a number of forms; circular, oval, cylindrical or flattened or, as here, tubular.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gold
Brief description
Gold necklace with tubular links, England, about 1860
Physical description
Gold necklace with tubular links.
Dimensions
  • Unclasped length: 46.4cm
  • Diameter: 15.7cm
  • Depth: 0.7cm
Credit line
Given by Miss Victoria Leveson-Gower
Summary
Heavy gold chains were popular in a variety of lengths and styles in the Victorian period. The links were made in a number of forms; circular, oval, cylindrical or flattened or, as here, tubular.
Collection
Accession number
M.41-1968

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Record createdSeptember 6, 2005
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