Pendant
ca. 1620-30 (made)
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Pendants shaped like ships became very popular from the beginning of the 1500s. Designers expressed the excitement of maritime exploration and trade with different continents in jewels shaped as galleons, sea monsters, mermaids and mermen.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Enamelled gold and rock crystal |
| Brief description | Pendant in the form of a ship, rock crystal hull mounted in gold with enamel decoration, Western Europe, ca.1620-30. |
| Physical description | Pendant in the form of a ship, rock crystal hull mounted in gold with enamel decoration. |
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| Summary | Pendants shaped like ships became very popular from the beginning of the 1500s. Designers expressed the excitement of maritime exploration and trade with different continents in jewels shaped as galleons, sea monsters, mermaids and mermen. |
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| Accession number | 295-1854 |
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| Record created | December 9, 2002 |
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