Pendant
1750-1850 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Religious medallions, often mounted in decorative frames, were widely worn in Catholic Spain. They were often acquired as souvenirs at the numerous pilgrimage sites, and were used as amulets against all the dangers of daily life as much as aids to prayer.
This pendant carries the image of the Virgin of the Pillar, from Saragossa. At the back is a small glass frame for a relic or memento.
This pendant carries the image of the Virgin of the Pillar, from Saragossa. At the back is a small glass frame for a relic or memento.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt set with pastes and a porcelain plaque, with a glass compartment at the back |
| Brief description | Silver-gilt pendant set with pastes and a porcelain plaque of the Virgin of the Pillar, Saragossa (Spain), 1750-1850. |
| Physical description | Vertical oval silver-gilt pendant set with eight clear pastes round a naïve painting on porcelain of the Virgin of the Pillar. The pendant is pierced in a floral design, and the details of the design are emphasised on the back with engraving. There is a loop at the top, for suspension. At the back of the image of the Virgin is an oval of glass over a piece of paper or cloth. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '9.D.' in an oval frame. (On the front, on the rim at the top left.) |
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| Summary | Religious medallions, often mounted in decorative frames, were widely worn in Catholic Spain. They were often acquired as souvenirs at the numerous pilgrimage sites, and were used as amulets against all the dangers of daily life as much as aids to prayer. This pendant carries the image of the Virgin of the Pillar, from Saragossa. At the back is a small glass frame for a relic or memento. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 468-1864 |
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| Record created | July 28, 2006 |
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