Clasp
1780-1800 (made)
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This gold clasp, made about 1780-1800, has been used as the setting for a later miniature of the English actress, Maud Branscombe, painted in about 1880. The identification has been made by John Culme by comparison with a photograph by the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co Ltd, which was taken in about 1878 and matches the portait in the clasp.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Enamelled gold, ivory painted in watercolour |
| Brief description | Enamelled gold clasp, England, 1780-1800, with a miniature of Maud Branscombe, ca. 1880 |
| Physical description | Gold clasp, enamelled. It frames a later miniature painted in watercolour of the actress Maud Branscombe. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dame Joan Evans |
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| Summary | This gold clasp, made about 1780-1800, has been used as the setting for a later miniature of the English actress, Maud Branscombe, painted in about 1880. The identification has been made by John Culme by comparison with a photograph by the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co Ltd, which was taken in about 1878 and matches the portait in the clasp. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.84-1969 |
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| Record created | July 19, 2006 |
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