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Pendant
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Pendant
- Place of origin:
Spain (made)
- Date:
probably 18th century (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Silver-gilt with <i>verre églomisé</i> painting on glass
- Credit Line:
Given by Alfred Williams Hearn
- Museum number:
M.59-1923
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Square pendant containing two verre églomisé pictures on a gold ground, in a silver-gilt filigree frame. On one side is the face of Christ from the Veil of Veronica of Jaen, surrounded by the Instruments of the Passion (ladder, spear, sponge, tongs, hammer and nails). On the other side is a female saint in Dominican robes, holding a flower, probably Saint Catherine of Sienna. There is a loop for suspension at the top.
Place of Origin
Spain (made)
Date
probably 18th century (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Silver-gilt with verre églomisé painting on glass
Dimensions
Height: 3.1 cm, Width: 2.7 cm, Depth: 0.9 cm
Descriptive line
Silver-gilt pendant, set with verre églomisé paintings of St. Catherine and the Christ of Jaen, Spain, probably 18th century.
Materials
Glass; Silver-gilt
Techniques
Verre
Subjects depicted
Jesus Christ; Veronica (Saint); Catherine (Saint Catherine of Siena); Passion
Categories
Metalwork; Christianity; Jewellery
Collection code
MET
