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Pendant

1700-1799 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Heart-shaped pendant consisting of two convex enamel plaques, one on the front and the other on the back, in a filigree frame. On one side is a picture of the Holy Family, and on the other St Francis receiving the stigmata. The frame is set with four foiled pastes on each side, square on one side, and round on the other, and is also decorated with dots of turquoise enamel.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted enamel plaques in silver filigree frame decorated with turquoise enamel and foiled glass
Brief description
Heart-shaped enamel pendant with religious images in silver filigree frame decorated with enamel and pastes, St Gall and Thurgau (Switzerland), 1700-1799.
Physical description
Heart-shaped pendant consisting of two convex enamel plaques, one on the front and the other on the back, in a filigree frame. On one side is a picture of the Holy Family, and on the other St Francis receiving the stigmata. The frame is set with four foiled pastes on each side, square on one side, and round on the other, and is also decorated with dots of turquoise enamel.
Dimensions
  • Length: 6.1cm
  • Width: 6.3cm
  • Depth: 1.0cm
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
186-1870

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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