Jewellery Design
Design
1874-1890 (made)
1874-1890 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
This is a presentation drawing for a gold bracelet decorated with a central flower with turquoise petals and a ruby centre flanked by a swirling pattern of stems with turquoise leaves, ruby berries and buds . The drawing was intended to show a client what the jewellery would look like before the piece was finally made up. It is by Pasquale Novissimo (1844-1914) who was chief designer to the jewellery manufacturer, Carlo Giuliano (1826-95). He worked for Giuliano from the opening of the Piccadilly branch in London from 1874 until just before his death in 1914. Novissimo created this drawing about 1875-1885. Before designing for Giuliano, Pasquale designed stage jewellery for an Italian opera company while travelling with his brother, Giovanni, who was a member of the company.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Jewellery Design (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | graphite, pen and ink and bodycolour on card |
| Brief description | Design for a bracelet, by Pasquale Novissimo, ca.1874-1890. |
| Physical description | This is a presentation drawing for a bracelet painted in yellow ochre, turquoise, dark pink and white to imitate gold, turquoise and rubies. The bracelet is decorated with a central flower with turquoise petals and a dark pink centre flanked by a swirling pattern of stems with turquoise leaves, dark pink berries and buds on a small, rectangular piece of card. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Style | |
| Production type | Design |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Linda / Robinson / neé / Novissimo / 6' (In handwriting in blue pencil and biro on back of card) |
| Credit line | The gift of Dr Jacqueline Egerton |
| Summary | This is a presentation drawing for a gold bracelet decorated with a central flower with turquoise petals and a ruby centre flanked by a swirling pattern of stems with turquoise leaves, ruby berries and buds . The drawing was intended to show a client what the jewellery would look like before the piece was finally made up. It is by Pasquale Novissimo (1844-1914) who was chief designer to the jewellery manufacturer, Carlo Giuliano (1826-95). He worked for Giuliano from the opening of the Piccadilly branch in London from 1874 until just before his death in 1914. Novissimo created this drawing about 1875-1885. Before designing for Giuliano, Pasquale designed stage jewellery for an Italian opera company while travelling with his brother, Giovanni, who was a member of the company. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.210-2012 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | February 16, 2012 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
