Pendant
1500-1550 (made)
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Pendant, silver, copper, glass, in the form of a shield with ribbed back, mounted in a scalloped case set in a flat scalloped frame. The shield is a tilting shield and shows St. Peter (left) and St. Paul (right) supporting a second shield with the arms of the Church (two crossed keys) beneath an ogee arch surmounted by a pinnacle. With two copper rings for suspension above; a cylindrical bead of green glass hangs from a ring below.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, copper, glass |
| Brief description | Silver pendant in the form of a tournament shield depicting St Peter and St Paul with the Papal arms and with a glass bead at the bottom. Germany, 1500-50 |
| Physical description | Pendant, silver, copper, glass, in the form of a shield with ribbed back, mounted in a scalloped case set in a flat scalloped frame. The shield is a tilting shield and shows St. Peter (left) and St. Paul (right) supporting a second shield with the arms of the Church (two crossed keys) beneath an ogee arch surmounted by a pinnacle. With two copper rings for suspension above; a cylindrical bead of green glass hangs from a ring below. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Lightbown, Ronald. Medieval European Jewellery: with a catalogue of the collection in the Victoria & Albert Museum. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1992. cat. 70. p. 518. |
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| Accession number | 496-1903 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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