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Religious Pendant

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

Horizontal oval verre églomisé painting of two male saints embracing under the gaze of the head of God in a cloud, on a gold ground. The painting is set in a plain gold frame. The central frame is surrounded by a border of gold filigree set with 21 square clear stones set at an angle to the central frame. The central picture is backed by cardboard.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Gold filigree frame set with square, clear, facetted pastes, enclosing a <i>verre églomisé</i> image on a gold ground on glass
Brief description
Verre églomisé image of two saints in a gold filigree frame set with pastes, Spain, 1600-1699.
Physical description
Horizontal oval verre églomisé painting of two male saints embracing under the gaze of the head of God in a cloud, on a gold ground. The painting is set in a plain gold frame. The central frame is surrounded by a border of gold filigree set with 21 square clear stones set at an angle to the central frame. The central picture is backed by cardboard.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.7cm
  • Width: 5.4cm
  • Depth: 0.6cm
Credit line
Alfred Williams Hearn Gift
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.395-1923

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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