Brooch
1800-1820 (made)
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This elegant brooch takes as its theme the symbols of love. Cupid’s bow and arrows (two loose and three in the quiver) are arranged with a pair of doves, two hearts on fire and a hymeneal torch (named after Hymen, the Greek goddess of marriage). They form a diagonal composition of great effectiveness. Like most jewellery produced in France soon after the Revolution of 1789, it is made of thin gold and contains few precious stones.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Enamelled gold set with cornelian, pearls and emeralds |
| Brief description | Brooch 'A Trophy of Love', enamelled gold set with cornelians, pearls & emeralds, France, about 1800-20 |
| Physical description | Brooch ' A Trophy of Love'; enamelled gold set with cornelians, pearls & emeralds. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dame Joan Evans |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This elegant brooch takes as its theme the symbols of love. Cupid’s bow and arrows (two loose and three in the quiver) are arranged with a pair of doves, two hearts on fire and a hymeneal torch (named after Hymen, the Greek goddess of marriage). They form a diagonal composition of great effectiveness. Like most jewellery produced in France soon after the Revolution of 1789, it is made of thin gold and contains few precious stones. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.37-1962 |
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| Record created | January 15, 2003 |
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