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Brooch

Brooch

  • Place of origin:

    England, Great Britain (possibly, made)
    France (possibly, made)

  • Date:

    1775-1800 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Gold set with pearls, hair and ivory painted in watercolour with applied gold foil

  • Museum number:

    970-1888

  • Gallery location:

    Jewellery, room 91 mezzanine, case 81, shelf D, box 4

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Some sentimental jewels express love and devotion for the living. Often mass produced, this kind of jewellery bears generalised messages such as here ‘L’Amour’ (Love) or ‘À vous dedié’ (Dedicated to you).

Physical description

Gold brooch set with pearls, hair and with an ivory plaque painted in watercolour representing doves on a basin of applied gold foil, under the inscription Lamour

Place of Origin

England, Great Britain (possibly, made)
France (possibly, made)

Date

1775-1800 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Gold set with pearls, hair and ivory painted in watercolour with applied gold foil

Marks and inscriptions

inscribed Lamour

Dimensions

Height: 2.2 cm, Width: 2.3 cm, Depth: 1 cm

Descriptive line

Gold brooch set with pearls, hair and with an ivory plaque painted in watercolour, gold foil, inscription Lamour, England or France, 1775-1800

Materials

Watercolour; Gold; Ivory; Pearl; Hair

Subjects depicted

Love; Doves; Plaques (flat objects); Basins

Categories

Metalwork; Jewellery

Collection code

MET

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