Necklace
2nd quarter 19th century (made)
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This reddish gold filigree necklace is an example of the "trembling necklace" known as a le-ton which would have been worn by a well dressed Burmese woman in the first half of the nineteenth century. Ornamented with peacocks, (a symbol of the Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885)) rosettes, pendants and birds, it would have been one of a variety of necklaces worn by a woman of high social standing.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Filigree work of reddish gold, achieved by either boiling the gold with tamarind seeds or by exposing it to the fumes of burning sulphur during the smelting process |
| Brief description | Burmese reddish gold filigree necklace, Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885), ornamented with rosettes, pendants and birds. ca. before 1852 |
| Physical description | An example of le-ton (trembling necklace) or small da-li-zan (worn over the chest, bib-like) with intermeshed and pendant rosettes and 3 hamsas or peacocks. |
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| Object history | Bought from the Exhibition of 1851 |
| Production | Burma, (Myanmar) |
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| Summary | This reddish gold filigree necklace is an example of the "trembling necklace" known as a le-ton which would have been worn by a well dressed Burmese woman in the first half of the nineteenth century. Ornamented with peacocks, (a symbol of the Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885)) rosettes, pendants and birds, it would have been one of a variety of necklaces worn by a woman of high social standing. |
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| Accession number | 123-1852 |
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| Record created | November 22, 1999 |
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