Pendant
1700-1799 (made)
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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.
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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. |
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Accession number | 186-1870 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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