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Pendant

1425-1475 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 3.2cm
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Ronald Lightbown, Medieval European Jewellery, London, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992, cat. 49. p. 508.
Collection
Accession number
514-1903

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Record createdDecember 15, 1999
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