Pendant
ca. 1600-1650 (made)
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Enamelled gold pendant in the form of a parrot on a perch, set with a table-cut foiled triplet, of which the upper material is rock crystal. There are bubbles, fibre and dust caught in the red material below. Pendent pearls.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Enamelled gold set with a table-cut foiled triplet simulating ruby and hung with pearls |
| Brief description | Enamelled gold pendant in the form of a parrot on a perch, set with a table-cut ruby simulant and hung with pearls, formerly in the Treasury of the Cathedral of the Virgin of the Pillar, Saragossa, Spain, about 1600-1650 |
| Physical description | Enamelled gold pendant in the form of a parrot on a perch, set with a table-cut foiled triplet, of which the upper material is rock crystal. There are bubbles, fibre and dust caught in the red material below. Pendent pearls. |
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| Object history | From the treasury of the Cathedral of the Virgin of the Pillar, Zaragoza. One of a group of jewels purchased by the Museum in 1870, when the Cathedral authorities sold off treasures presented to the shrine of the Virgin in order to complete their building programme. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Somers-Cock, Anna, Princely Magnificence: court jewels of the Renaissance, 1500-1630, V&A, 1980, p. 83, cat. 106
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| Accession number | 337-1870 |
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| Record created | July 20, 2006 |
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