Pendant
ca. 1620 (made)
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Rock crystal mounted in enamelled gold, decorated with pearls, and set with enamelled bas reliefs of the Crucifixion and the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception in an aureola; both under crystal.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Enamelled gold, with rock crystal and pearls |
Brief description | Pendant, with Crucifixion and Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, probably Spain, about 1620. |
Physical description | Rock crystal mounted in enamelled gold, decorated with pearls, and set with enamelled bas reliefs of the Crucifixion and the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception in an aureola; both under crystal. |
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Object history | From the Treasury of the Cathedral of the Virgin of the Pillar, Saragossa, and said to have been presented by Louis XIII of France. One of a group of jewels purchased by the Museum in 1870, when the Cathedral authorities sold off treasures presented to the shrine of the Virgin in order to complete their building programme. |
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Bibliographic reference | Somers-Cock, Anna, Princely Magnificence: court jewels of the Renaissance, 1500-1630, V&A, 1980, pp. 81-2, cat. 101
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Accession number | 332-1870 |
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Record created | March 14, 2000 |
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