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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Pendant

ca.1500-1520 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Medallion pendant, silver, silver gilt, of circular form, with a corded fram and suspension ring above. One side is engraved with the Mystical Marriage of St. Catherine of Alexandria who kneels to the left dressed in a coif and long robe, holding a sword in her left hand and with her wheel at her feet. Right, the Virgin sits on a crescent moon on an almond-shaped mandorla. A column in the background supports a vaulted ceiling.
The other side is engraved with the Mass of St. Gregory. Through an arched window is a representation of the Instruments of the Passion. Behind the Pope a kneeling cleric and page hold candles.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver, silver gilt, engraved
Brief description
Silver-gilt pendant engraved with the Mystical Marriage of St. Catherine of Alexandria and the Mass of St Gregory. Germany, 1500-20.
Physical description
Medallion pendant, silver, silver gilt, of circular form, with a corded fram and suspension ring above. One side is engraved with the Mystical Marriage of St. Catherine of Alexandria who kneels to the left dressed in a coif and long robe, holding a sword in her left hand and with her wheel at her feet. Right, the Virgin sits on a crescent moon on an almond-shaped mandorla. A column in the background supports a vaulted ceiling.
The other side is engraved with the Mass of St. Gregory. Through an arched window is a representation of the Instruments of the Passion. Behind the Pope a kneeling cleric and page hold candles.
Dimensions
  • Length: 4.7cm
  • Diameter: 3.4cm
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Lightbown, Ronald. Medieval European Jewellery: with a catalogue of the collection in the Victoria & Albert Museum. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1992. cat. 69. p. 517.
Collection
Accession number
68-1867

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Record createdDecember 15, 1999
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