Necklace
1750-1799 (made)
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Part of a necklace, consisting of alternating links of black pastes on gilded metal, with a snap clasp. There are seven oval pastes, six lozenge-shaped, and two square. The lozenge and square pastes are each claw-set in the centre of a long link with scrolls at each end, either side of a short bar, to which the loop at each end of the oval links is attached. The snap clasp is a long, slightly-curved rectangle, with an engraved floral pattern on the front.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Black facetted pastes set in gilt metal |
| Brief description | Part of a necklace of black glass links set in gilded metal, Germany, 1750-1799. |
| Physical description | Part of a necklace, consisting of alternating links of black pastes on gilded metal, with a snap clasp. There are seven oval pastes, six lozenge-shaped, and two square. The lozenge and square pastes are each claw-set in the centre of a long link with scrolls at each end, either side of a short bar, to which the loop at each end of the oval links is attached. The snap clasp is a long, slightly-curved rectangle, with an engraved floral pattern on the front. |
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| Accession number | 166&PART-1872 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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