Belt Clasp
ca. 1808
| Place of origin |
Gold and enamel belt clasp with a cameo of layered agate, the cameo probably carved in Italy (1780-1800)
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold and enamel with a cameo of layered agate |
| Brief description | Belt clasp with a cameo of the head of Medusa France, Paris, about 1808; probably carved in Italy, 1780-1800 Gold and enamel, with a cameo of layered agate |
| Physical description | Gold and enamel belt clasp with a cameo of layered agate, the cameo probably carved in Italy (1780-1800) |
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| Credit line | Private Collection |
| Object history | Formerly in the collection of the Empress Josephine, the gems probably a gift from Napoleon's sister Caroline Murat (Queen Consort of Naples from 1808) and mounted in France |
| Production | Cameo probably carved in Italy 1780-1800 |
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| Accession number | LOAN:MET ANON.102-1968 |
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| Record created | August 1, 2007 |
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