Slide
ca. 1700 (made)
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Jewels commemorating the dead were widely worn in the decades around 1700. Stark imagery such as skeletons, skulls and winged hourglasses were frequently used. In this case a skeleton lies on a coffin inscribed 'I rest' while two angels hold the deceased's initials - MT - in gold wire aloft. The background is a panel of woven hair, while the decorative elements were produced as standard components in stamped and enamelled gold.
The slide was a very popular type of jewel at this date. Fitted with two flat loops at the back, a ribbon of silk or woven hair would be threaded through enabling it to be worn around the neck or wrist.
The slide was a very popular type of jewel at this date. Fitted with two flat loops at the back, a ribbon of silk or woven hair would be threaded through enabling it to be worn around the neck or wrist.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold slide decorated with gold, enamel gold thread, hair and foil |
| Brief description | Gold slide, with an enamelled skeleton on a coffin inscribed I Rest and two angels supporting a cartouche with the initials MT embroidered in gold thread on a background of hair and foil, under rock crystal, made in England, about 1700 |
| Physical description | Gold slide, with an enamelled skeleton on a coffin inscribed I Rest and two gold angels supporting a cartouche with the initials MT embroidered in gold thread on a background of hair and foil, under rock crystal |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Frank Ward |
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| Summary | Jewels commemorating the dead were widely worn in the decades around 1700. Stark imagery such as skeletons, skulls and winged hourglasses were frequently used. In this case a skeleton lies on a coffin inscribed 'I rest' while two angels hold the deceased's initials - MT - in gold wire aloft. The background is a panel of woven hair, while the decorative elements were produced as standard components in stamped and enamelled gold. The slide was a very popular type of jewel at this date. Fitted with two flat loops at the back, a ribbon of silk or woven hair would be threaded through enabling it to be worn around the neck or wrist. |
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| Accession number | M.14-1960 |
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| Record created | July 18, 2006 |
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