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Bracelet
  • Bracelet
    Rudolphi, Frédéric-Jules, born 1808 - died 1876
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Bracelet

  • Place of origin:

    Paris, France (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1840 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Rudolphi, Frédéric-Jules, born 1808 - died 1876 (maker)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    [Bracelet] Cast and oxidised silver, set with cabochon emeralds in gold
    [Box] Sharkskin, lining material

  • Credit Line:

    Acquired with funds from the Horn Bequest

  • Museum number:

    M.50:1,2-1981

  • Gallery location:

    Jewellery, room 91, case 19, shelf D, box 3

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This bracelet bears the mark first registered by Rudolphi in 1842. It is similar to the printed description of a bracelet designed by Masson and exhibited by F. J. Rudolphi at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851. The V&A's bracelet is in a Rudolphi case which gives his address as 23 Boulevard des Capucines. He moved there in 1853. If the bracelet was cased when it was new, it cannot therefore have been made earlier than 1853. However, it could have been made in the 1840s and cased, or re-cased, after Rudolphi moved to the Boulevard des Capucines.

Physical description

[Bracelet] Cast and oxidised silver, set with cabochon emeralds in gold. In the centre, an openwork quatrefoil with an emerald surmounted by two putti, surrounded by vine and rococo foam ornament.
[Box] Sharkskin case

Place of Origin

Paris, France (made)

Date

ca. 1840 (made)

Artist/maker

Rudolphi, Frédéric-Jules, born 1808 - died 1876 (maker)

Materials and Techniques

[Bracelet] Cast and oxidised silver, set with cabochon emeralds in gold
[Box] Sharkskin, lining material

Marks and inscriptions

[Bracelet]
[Bracelet]
[Box] 'RUDOLPHI. / BT des CAPUCINES, 23 / Paris'

Dimensions

[Bracelet] Height: 5.2 cm, Width: 6.7 cm, Depth: 6.5 cm
[Box] Height: 10.8 cm open case, Width: 10.2 cm open case, Depth: 19.8 cm open case

Object history note

Maker's mark of F.J. Rudolphi. Paris warranty marks for 1838 onwards.
In sharkskin case; the lining stamped: RUDOLPHI./ BT des CAPUCINES, 23/ Paris.

Descriptive line

Cast and oxidised silver bracelet, set with cabochon emeralds in gold, in a sharkskin case, Frédéric-Jules Rudolphi, France (Paris), about 1840

Materials

Silver; Gold; Emerald

Subjects depicted

Putti; Vines; Vine leaves; Openwork; Quatrefoil; Foam

Categories

Jewellery

Collection code

MET

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