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Pendant Cross

1750-1799 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pendent gold cross, pierced in an openwork pattern, set with rubies and emeralds in closed mounts. The cross is lozenge-shaped with a ruby at the end of each of the arms, and in the angles between the arms. There is a smaller cross, made of six emeralds, superimposed over the centre of the cross. The central emerald, over the place where the arms cross, is set in a higher mount which is riveted to the body of the cross. There is a loop for suspension, cast in one with the rest of the cross and with a ruby set on its front, at the top of the cross. On the back the details of the design are highlighted with delicate engraving.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gold set with rubies and emeralds
Brief description
Gold openwork pendent cross, set with rubies and emeralds, Palermo (Sicily), 1750-1799.
Physical description
Pendent gold cross, pierced in an openwork pattern, set with rubies and emeralds in closed mounts. The cross is lozenge-shaped with a ruby at the end of each of the arms, and in the angles between the arms. There is a smaller cross, made of six emeralds, superimposed over the centre of the cross. The central emerald, over the place where the arms cross, is set in a higher mount which is riveted to the body of the cross. There is a loop for suspension, cast in one with the rest of the cross and with a ruby set on its front, at the top of the cross. On the back the details of the design are highlighted with delicate engraving.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.5cm
  • Width: 3.2cm
  • Depth: 0.7cm
Credit line
Given by Walter Child
Bibliographic reference
For more information about this cross, see: Polizzi, Francesco, 'Splendori di Sicilia al Victoria and Albert Museum' (doctoral thesis), Palermo, 2011, p.157.
Collection
Accession number
641-1906

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Record createdSeptember 12, 2005
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