Not currently on display at the V&A

Specimens

c. 1850 (made)
Place of origin

These quartz hardstone cabochons were produced in the mid- to late 19th century to be incorporated into jewellery and other decorative items. The cutting and polishing were traditionally achieved using bow-driven, abrasive-charged discs and wheels.


Object details

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Parts
This object consists of 28 parts.
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Materials and techniques
Agates, bloodstone, jaspers and fossilised wood. Cut and polished using abrasives, possibly employing a bow-driven, rotating disc or wheel.
Brief description
Cabochons, agate, bloodstone, jasper & fossilised wood, varied size and shape, India, c. 1850
Physical description
A collection of cabochons in a variety of colours, sizes and shapes.
Dimensions
  • 08282 1 ( is) length: 31.6mm
  • 08282 1 ( is) width: 26.5mm
  • 08282 1 ( is) depth: 9.5mm
  • 08282 2 ( is) length: 36.5mm
  • 08282 2 ( is) width: 20.8mm
  • 08282 2 ( is) depth: 7.1mm
  • 08282 3 ( is) length: 51.6mm
  • 08282 3 ( is) width: 11.7mm
  • 08282 3 ( is) depth: 6.0mm
Object history
Formerly in The India Museum in London and transferred to the South Kensington Museum (later renamed The Victoria & Albert Museum) in 1879.
Summary
These quartz hardstone cabochons were produced in the mid- to late 19th century to be incorporated into jewellery and other decorative items. The cutting and polishing were traditionally achieved using bow-driven, abrasive-charged discs and wheels.
Collection
Accession number
08282:1/(IS) to 08282:28/(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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