Pendant
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Enamel plaque with a battle scene in black and white, showing men on horseback and a standard. The circular gold frame is ridged, and two gold chain links attach at the back.
Object details
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| Brief description | Enamel en grisaille, Limoges, France. |
| Physical description | Enamel plaque with a battle scene in black and white, showing men on horseback and a standard. The circular gold frame is ridged, and two gold chain links attach at the back. |
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| Credit line | Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patricia V. Goldstein |
| Object history | The red inventory number on the reverse ('P.M. 772') marks this piece as having been formerly in the collection of John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913). The enamel had been acquired by Morgan from the collection of the art dealer Charles Mannheim in May 1901. It is listed as number 164 in the catalogue of Mannheim's collection (Collection Charles Mannheim. Objects d'arts. catalogue, rédigé par M. Emile Molinier, Paris, 1898, p. 46). Shortly after Morgan bought the enamel, it was sent on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, where it remained until 1912. The collection was then shipped to New York, when the the inventory number on the reverse ('P.M.772') was added. The roundel was bought by the New York art dealer Henry Duveen in 1916. |
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| Accession number | M.134-2011 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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