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Brooch

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

Bought for the museum by Senor Riano for four shillings and two pence in Barcelona in 1871.


Object details

Categories
Jewellery
Metalwork
Object type
Brooch
Materials and techniques
Gilded glass, reinforced with internal wires, set with mirror-glass pastes
Glass
Mirror
Metal
Gilding
Brief description
Brooch made from gilded glass in a spiky pattern set with mirror-glass pastes, Barcelona (Spain), 1600-1699.
Physical description
Circular brooch made from a ring of three concentric strips of wire encrusted with a spiky glass frame. The surface of the glass frame is gilded and set with mirror glass pastes. More wire, glass and pastes originally formed a motif in the centre of the frame, but this is so damaged that it is impossible to identify.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.7cm
  • Width: 6.3cm
  • Depth: 1.2cm
Summary
Bought for the museum by Senor Riano for four shillings and two pence in Barcelona in 1871.
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
1086-1871

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O382449/brooch-unknown/
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