Earring
The necklace appears to be based on one depicted in Sir Edward Poynter's paintings of Helen of Troy, executed in 1881 and 1887 (see M.9-2011), but it differs in certain respects. The beads in the related necklace in Poynter's paintings are coral and the gold elements are composed of two rows of spheres rather than the four in Giuliano's necklace.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Brief description | Necklace and earrings, gold, mottled jasper, chalcedony and bloodstone, made by Carlo Giuliano, London, ca. 1881 |
| Credit line | Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Judith H. Siegel |
| Summary | The necklace appears to be based on one depicted in Sir Edward Poynter's paintings of Helen of Troy, executed in 1881 and 1887 (see M.9-2011), but it differs in certain respects. The beads in the related necklace in Poynter's paintings are coral and the gold elements are composed of two rows of spheres rather than the four in Giuliano's necklace. |
| Bibliographic reference | Villing, Alexandra, Fitton J. Lesley, Donnellan, Victoria, and Shapland, Andrew (eds). Troy: Myth and Reality. London: Thames and Hudson Ltd and British Museum. 2019. ISBN: 978-0-500-48058-8. |
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| Accession number | M.10:1 to 4-2011 |
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| Record created | May 28, 2008 |
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