Necklace
1650-1675 (made)
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Each of the individual square panels of this necklace is set with a blue foil which has been painted with a symbol representing love or mortality.
These include a skull and crossbones; initials EJ beneath a coronet; a putto holding leaves; a cornucopia; two cherubs with a flaming heart; a skeleton on a tomb inscribed At Rest; a dolphin; an angel with two crosses; a crowned lion; a winged skull; a bull; the sun, moon and stars; a lyre and butterfly; flowers; clasped hands with a heart; a skull above a crown with inscriptions GLORIA and VANITAS; a putto with a lance; an elephant's head and trident; a sea animal in a shell.
Books of emblems and devices had been current since the Renaissance and such symbols were widely understood and used at the time.
These include a skull and crossbones; initials EJ beneath a coronet; a putto holding leaves; a cornucopia; two cherubs with a flaming heart; a skeleton on a tomb inscribed At Rest; a dolphin; an angel with two crosses; a crowned lion; a winged skull; a bull; the sun, moon and stars; a lyre and butterfly; flowers; clasped hands with a heart; a skull above a crown with inscriptions GLORIA and VANITAS; a putto with a lance; an elephant's head and trident; a sea animal in a shell.
Books of emblems and devices had been current since the Renaissance and such symbols were widely understood and used at the time.
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Materials and techniques | Glass, over painted blue foil on silver with wax thread |
Brief description | Necklace composed of glass, over blue foil, painted with devices in white, on silver backings strung on wax thread, England, 1650-1675 |
Physical description | Necklace composed of glass, over blue foil, painted with devices in white, on silver backings strung with wax thread. The devices are: a skull and crossbones; initials EJ beneath a coronet; a putto holding leaves; a cornucopia; two cherubs with a flaming heart; a skeleton on a tomb inscribed At Rest; a dolphin; an angel with two crosses; a crowned lion; a winged skull; a bull; the sun, moon and stars; a lyre and butterfly; initials EJ beneath a coronet; flowers; clasped hands with a heart; a skull above a crown with inscriptions GLORIA and VANITAS; a putto with a lance; an elephant's head and trident; a sea animal in a shell. |
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Summary | Each of the individual square panels of this necklace is set with a blue foil which has been painted with a symbol representing love or mortality. These include a skull and crossbones; initials EJ beneath a coronet; a putto holding leaves; a cornucopia; two cherubs with a flaming heart; a skeleton on a tomb inscribed At Rest; a dolphin; an angel with two crosses; a crowned lion; a winged skull; a bull; the sun, moon and stars; a lyre and butterfly; flowers; clasped hands with a heart; a skull above a crown with inscriptions GLORIA and VANITAS; a putto with a lance; an elephant's head and trident; a sea animal in a shell. Books of emblems and devices had been current since the Renaissance and such symbols were widely understood and used at the time. |
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Accession number | M.50-1967 |
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Record created | July 19, 2006 |
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