Pin
1880-1900 (made)
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The archaeological discoveries of the nineteenth century provided a welcome new resource for jewellery design. Close copies or looser adaptations of excavated gold jewellery found particular favour in artistic circles, and as early as 1859 (July 16th) the magazine Punch parodied the style in a cartoon entitled 'A Young Lady on the High Classical School of Ornament'. This pin would have been worn in the hair, and the decorative cresting unscrews allowing the berries to be fixed at different angles.
Giacinto Melillo was based in Naples but may have been related to the Melillo employed by the Roman jeweller Castellani, a firm particularly famed for its archaeological jewellery and for its collection of antiquities.
Giacinto Melillo was based in Naples but may have been related to the Melillo employed by the Roman jeweller Castellani, a firm particularly famed for its archaeological jewellery and for its collection of antiquities.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Brief description | Pin, gold, with applied wirework by Giacinto Melillo, in original wooden case, Naples, 1880-1900. |
| Credit line | Given by Geoffrey and Caroline Munn |
| Summary | The archaeological discoveries of the nineteenth century provided a welcome new resource for jewellery design. Close copies or looser adaptations of excavated gold jewellery found particular favour in artistic circles, and as early as 1859 (July 16th) the magazine Punch parodied the style in a cartoon entitled 'A Young Lady on the High Classical School of Ornament'. This pin would have been worn in the hair, and the decorative cresting unscrews allowing the berries to be fixed at different angles. Giacinto Melillo was based in Naples but may have been related to the Melillo employed by the Roman jeweller Castellani, a firm particularly famed for its archaeological jewellery and for its collection of antiquities. |
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| Accession number | M.11:1, 2-2010 |
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| Record created | August 18, 2010 |
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