Pendant
1425-1475 (made)
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Pendant, silver, silver gilt, mother of pearl. The obverse set with the mother of pearl roundel carved with a three-quarters length figure of St. Bartholomew holding a large knife. On the reverse of the silver-gilt case is an engraving of a standing figure of a youthful bishop-saint holding a Gothic chalice on a lobed foot in his right hand and a crozier in his left, against a stylized landscape. The plain frame edged with a band of twisted wire and with a suspension hoop, a second hoop missing below, the mother of pearl relief much worn.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Silver, silver gilt, mother of pearl |
Brief description | Pendant, silver, silver gilt, mother of pearl, depicting St. Bartholomew.Germany, 1425-1475. |
Physical description | Pendant, silver, silver gilt, mother of pearl. The obverse set with the mother of pearl roundel carved with a three-quarters length figure of St. Bartholomew holding a large knife. On the reverse of the silver-gilt case is an engraving of a standing figure of a youthful bishop-saint holding a Gothic chalice on a lobed foot in his right hand and a crozier in his left, against a stylized landscape. The plain frame edged with a band of twisted wire and with a suspension hoop, a second hoop missing below, the mother of pearl relief much worn. |
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Bibliographic reference | Ronald Lightbown, Medieval European Jewellery, London, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992, cat. 49. p. 508. |
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Accession number | 514-1903 |
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Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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