Not currently on display at the V&A

Brooch

ca. 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Enamelled gold frame enclosing a painted miniature, embellished with ivory, gold foil and hair, of a woman seated by a column, with an angel pointing to a label inscribed Weep not, it falls to rise again


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Engraved gold with a miniature embellished with ivory, gold foil and hair
Brief description
Enamelled gold frame enclosing a painted miniature, embellished with ivory, gold foil and hair, of a woman seated by a column, with an angel pointing to a label inscribed Weep not, it falls to rise again, England, about 1800
Physical description
Enamelled gold frame enclosing a painted miniature, embellished with ivory, gold foil and hair, of a woman seated by a column, with an angel pointing to a label inscribed Weep not, it falls to rise again
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.4cm
  • Width: 1.8cm
  • Depth: 0.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
inscribed Weep not, it falls to rise again
Object history
Part of a group of memorial and mourning jewels bought from Dr Marco Guastalla, acting on behalf of 'an English lady residing in Italy' (museum numbers 846-1888 to 989-1888)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
965-1888

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Record createdJuly 19, 2006
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