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Spray ornament

Spray ornament

  • Place of origin:

    Russia (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1750-1770 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Rubies and diamonds set in gold and silver, with enamelled stem

  • Credit Line:

    Cory Bequest

  • Museum number:

    M.85-1951

  • Gallery location:

    Jewellery, room 91, case 13, shelf B, box 1

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This jewelled spray of flowers would have been worn in the hair or attached to the bodice of a gown. Flowers were a fashionable theme in jewellery during the second half of the 18th century, and could form large and intricate compositions. This piece was originally part of the Russian Imperial Collection. The Bolshevik government sold it after the Russian Revolution of 1917.

Physical description

Probably originally a hair ornament; later converted into a brooch. Rubies and brilliant-cut diamonds set in gold and silver, decorated with enamel. Formerly in the Russian crown jewels

Place of Origin

Russia (made)

Date

ca. 1750-1770 (made)

Artist/maker

unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Rubies and diamonds set in gold and silver, with enamelled stem

Dimensions

Height: 12.3 cm, Width: 6.7 cm, Depth: 3.5 cm

Object history note

Probably originally a hair ornament; later converted into a brooch. Probably executed by immigrant craftsmen. From the Russian Crown Jewels.

Kremlin Exhibition RF.2005/515
Wartski Exhibition RF.2004/531

Descriptive line

Flower brooch, rubies and brilliant-cut diamonds set in gold and silver, decorated with enamel, made in Russia, about 1750-70

Exhibition History

Fabergé and the Russian Jewellers (Wartski 10/05/2006-20/05/2006)
Russian Emperors and the Armoury Chamber (Kremlin Museums 10/03/2006-01/05/2006)

Materials

Silver; Gold; Enamel; Diamond; Ruby

Techniques

Enamelling

Subjects depicted

Flowers

Categories

Metalwork; Royalty; Jewellery; Accessories

Collection code

MET

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