Pair of Clasps
1800-1870 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This was bought for eleven shillings and ten pence at the International Exhibition, London, 1872.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silver-plated metal, cast in imitation of filigree |
| Brief description | Silver-plated pierced clasp with added rosettes, Bavaria (Germany), 1800-1870. |
| Physical description | Two-part clasp of silver-plated metal cast to imitate filigree. Each part is decorated with three rosettes, rivetted to the base, and there is a larger matching rosette, with a small boss either side of it, over the hook. There is a flat hook on the back of one part, with a corresponding square loop on the end of the other. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | illegible marks (On face of hook.) |
| Summary | This was bought for eleven shillings and ten pence at the International Exhibition, London, 1872. |
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| Accession number | 893&PART-1872 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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