Brooch
1700-1800 (made)
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Improved domestic lighting and the development of the brilliant cut, which sparkles so magically by candlelight, ensured the primacy of faceted gemstones in eighteenth-century jewellery. The delicate yellow chrysoberyls in this piece would have been mined in Brasil.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Chrysoberyls and pink topazes set in silver |
| Brief description | Brooch of chrysoberyls and pink topazes set in silver, made in Western Europe, 1700-1800. |
| Physical description | Circular brooch in the form of a stylized eight-petalled flower, of chrysoberyls and pink topazes set in silver |
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| Credit line | Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patricia V. Goldstein |
| Summary | Improved domestic lighting and the development of the brilliant cut, which sparkles so magically by candlelight, ensured the primacy of faceted gemstones in eighteenth-century jewellery. The delicate yellow chrysoberyls in this piece would have been mined in Brasil. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.205-2007 |
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| Record created | March 13, 2008 |
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