Pendant
ca. 1690-1730 (made)
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In the 17th century, new ways of cutting gems, particularly diamonds, led to a new style of jewellery throughout Europe, in which the gems themselves had greater prominence. This pendant, made from sheet gold cut in a delicate openwork pattern resembling filigree and set with facetted diamonds in raised settings, is typical of that trend. This specific design, known as a sequilé pendant, is most common in Portugal, where it became part of the traditional costume in the 19th century.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold set with rose-cut diamonds |
| Brief description | Gold openwork pendant (sequilé), set with diamond chips, Portugal, about 1690-1730. |
| Physical description | Oval lozenge-shaped pierced gold pendant set with diamond chips in closed settings, with a matching smaller pendant hanging from its tip. There are four smaller triangular pendants attached to its lower edge, two at either side. The mounts of the larger stones are all nailed to the frame, and there is a delicate hatched pattern on the back of the largest one, in the centre. There is a loop for suspension on the back at the top. |
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| Summary | In the 17th century, new ways of cutting gems, particularly diamonds, led to a new style of jewellery throughout Europe, in which the gems themselves had greater prominence. This pendant, made from sheet gold cut in a delicate openwork pattern resembling filigree and set with facetted diamonds in raised settings, is typical of that trend. This specific design, known as a sequilé pendant, is most common in Portugal, where it became part of the traditional costume in the 19th century. |
| Associated object | 804A-1902 (Ensemble) |
| Bibliographic reference | Edgcumbe, Richard. Catalogue entry. In: Lords of the Ocean. Treasures of the Portuguese Empire in the 16th - 18th centuries, ed. by Yulia Buzykina and Vladimir Tauber. Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Moscow Kremlin Museums, Moscow, 5 December 2017 - 25 February 2018. Moscow, 2017. ISBN 978-5-88678-316-2 |
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| Accession number | 804-1902 |
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| Record created | September 13, 2005 |
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