Pendant
ca. 1800 (made)
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Religious pendants were common in all the Catholic cantons of Switzerland. In central Switzerland they consisted of a double-sided pendant with pictures of saints or other Christian symbols on each side. The name Deli probably derives from the French word médaille (medallion). Delis were worn by women, hung from a black velvet ribbon round the neck.
This pendant has an image of the Virgin of Genazzano (Maria vom guten Rat) reverse-painted on glass, on one side, and a Lorcher enamel image of the crucifixion on the other. Genazzano is a pilgrimage centre near Rome which was very popular among the Swiss.
This pendant has an image of the Virgin of Genazzano (Maria vom guten Rat) reverse-painted on glass, on one side, and a Lorcher enamel image of the crucifixion on the other. Genazzano is a pilgrimage centre near Rome which was very popular among the Swiss.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt with filigree, enamel and reverse-painted pictures on glass |
| Brief description | Heart-shaped silver-gilt pendant (Trachtendeli) with filigree bow and pictures of saints, Lucerne (Switzerland), about 1800. |
| Physical description | Silver-gilt pendant, consisting of a stylised filigree bow at the top, from which hangs a pendant heart containing a reverse-painted glass picture of the Virgin of Genazzano (Maria vom guten Rat) on one side, and an enamel picture of the Crucifixion from Lorch, near Schwäbisch Gmünd, on the other, with a gilt drop at the bottom. |
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| Summary | Religious pendants were common in all the Catholic cantons of Switzerland. In central Switzerland they consisted of a double-sided pendant with pictures of saints or other Christian symbols on each side. The name Deli probably derives from the French word médaille (medallion). Delis were worn by women, hung from a black velvet ribbon round the neck. This pendant has an image of the Virgin of Genazzano (Maria vom guten Rat) reverse-painted on glass, on one side, and a Lorcher enamel image of the crucifixion on the other. Genazzano is a pilgrimage centre near Rome which was very popular among the Swiss. |
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| Accession number | 163-1872 |
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| Record created | January 11, 2008 |
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