Medallion
1765 - 1799 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
white enamel paste, depicting a marriage scene
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | enamel |
| Brief description | Medallion, cameo in white enamel paste depicting a marriage scene, by James Tassie |
| Physical description | white enamel paste, depicting a marriage scene |
| Production | Tassie acquired casts of gems and coins from various sources and private collections, some of which were acquired on his behalf e.g. material from abroad, so he didn't necessarily see the original every time. |
| Bibliographic reference | Holloway, James: James Tassie 1735 - 1799, (National Galleries of Scotland, 1986) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 5337-1901 |
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| Record created | November 19, 1999 |
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