Pendant
1850-1899 (made)
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Silver-gilt pendant shaped like a vase, made from a filigree bead with tubes added at top and bottom to form a base and top, and with ribbon handles at each side. The top of the upper tube is flattened with a large hole in the centre through which a figure-of-eight wire is threaded. There are loops at the bottom of both handles and the base, from each of which hang pendants, shaped like stylised shells, hung by small figure-of-eight wires.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver filigree bead, with sheet silver fittings and cast silver-gilt pendants |
| Brief description | Silver filigree pendant shaped like a vase, Seville (Spain), 1850-1899. |
| Physical description | Silver-gilt pendant shaped like a vase, made from a filigree bead with tubes added at top and bottom to form a base and top, and with ribbon handles at each side. The top of the upper tube is flattened with a large hole in the centre through which a figure-of-eight wire is threaded. There are loops at the bottom of both handles and the base, from each of which hang pendants, shaped like stylised shells, hung by small figure-of-eight wires. |
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| Credit line | Dr W. L. Hildburgh bequest |
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| Accession number | M.131-1956 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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