Slide-Clasp
ca. 1700 (made)
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This jewel represents a declaration of love. Set against a panel of woven hair two figures of Cupid offer a flaming heart each to the other across a monogram or cipher, with the words 'Mine for yours' inscribed below. These symbolic representations of love were widely used in the years around 1700. They were produced as standard components for jewellery in thin gold sheet which was stamped out and then enamelled. The gold wire monogram made the piece personal, although the identity of the lovers is now lost.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Enamelled gold, hair, foil, rock crystal |
| Brief description | Gold slide-clasp, with a pair of enamelled Cupids holding flaming hearts with a gold wire cipher between, above the motto Mine for Yours, on a backround of hair and foil, under rock crystal, made in England, about 1700 |
| Physical description | Gold slide-clasp, with a pair of enamelled Cupids holding flaming hearts with a gold wire cipher between, above the motto Mine for Yours on a background of hair and foil, under rock crystal |
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| Marks and inscriptions | the motto Mine for Yours |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Frank Ward |
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| Summary | This jewel represents a declaration of love. Set against a panel of woven hair two figures of Cupid offer a flaming heart each to the other across a monogram or cipher, with the words 'Mine for yours' inscribed below. These symbolic representations of love were widely used in the years around 1700. They were produced as standard components for jewellery in thin gold sheet which was stamped out and then enamelled. The gold wire monogram made the piece personal, although the identity of the lovers is now lost. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.24-1960 |
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| Record created | July 18, 2006 |
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