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Religious Pendant

1600-1699 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Religious pendant, consisting of a vertical oval frame of tortoiseshell, with gilt metal mounts, containing Christian scenes of painted wax figures decorated with tinsel and pastes. On one side is the Crucifixion, with the Nativity below. On the other side is a monstrance between two bishops, with the Annunciation below.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Tortoiseshell frame with gilt metal mounts containing scenes of painted wax figures decorated with sequins, tinsel and pastes on a cloth ground
Brief description
Tortoiseshell frame with gilt mounts containing religious scenes made from painted wax, Spain, 1600-1699.
Physical description
Religious pendant, consisting of a vertical oval frame of tortoiseshell, with gilt metal mounts, containing Christian scenes of painted wax figures decorated with tinsel and pastes. On one side is the Crucifixion, with the Nativity below. On the other side is a monstrance between two bishops, with the Annunciation below.
Dimensions
  • Length: 9.7cm
  • Width: 6.6cm
  • Depth: 2.7cm
Credit line
Alfred Williams Hearn Gift
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
M.54-1923

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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