Pendant
1850-1870 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This was bought for five shillings at the International Exhibition, London, 1872.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Openwork sheet silver |
| Brief description | Sheet silver pendant hanging from a stylised bow, Wurttemberg (Germany), 1850-1870. |
| Physical description | Pendant made of sheet silver, consisting of a stylised bow at the top, with an oval pendant hanging from it. The oval pendant is also made from sheet silver, cut out in a pattern of a vase of flowers with a bird above, with a peacock at either side. There is a domed pear-shaped pendant hanging from either side of the oval, and a third matching pendant hanging from the centre of the oval at the bottom. There are no fittings on the back of the bow. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | illegible mark (On front of oval pendant, at top left.) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This was bought for five shillings at the International Exhibition, London, 1872. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1395-1873 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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