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Pendant

Pendant

  • Place of origin:

    Germany (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1500 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Silver, silver gilt

  • Museum number:

    623-1906

  • Gallery location:

    Jewellery, room 91, case 52, shelf A, box 7

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St Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary, was widely venerated in the 15th century in Northern Europe. The worn gilding of the figures suggests that this pendant was much used by its devout owner. He or she would probably have carried it attached to a rosary or suspended from a girdle.

Physical description

Pendant, silver, silver gilt, in the form of Anna Selbdritt, with St. Anne standing on a hexagonal base holding the crowned Virgin on her left arm and the Christ Child on her right. The faces and hands of St. Anne and the Virgin and the body of the Christ Child are left ungilded. The Christ Child stretches out his left hand to the Virgin, who reaches with her right hand towards him. Above and below are hoops that hold ribbed suspension rings.

Place of Origin

Germany (made)

Date

ca. 1500 (made)

Artist/maker

unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Silver, silver gilt

Dimensions

Height: 6 cm, Width: 1.7 cm

Descriptive line

Pendant, silver, silver gilt, depicting St. Anne holding the Virgin and Child. Germany, about 1500

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Ronald Lightbown, Medieval European Jewellery, London, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992, cat. 42. p. 506.

Materials

Silver; Gold

Techniques

Gilding; Casting

Subjects depicted

Jesus Christ; Mary (Virgin Mary); Faith; St. Anne

Categories

Metalwork; Religion; Christianity; Jewellery

Collection code

MET

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