Pendant
ca. 1600-1620 (made)
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Gold pendant, decoratied with champlevé enamel and set with table- and faceted point-cut diamonds.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold decorated with <i>champlevé</I> enamel and set with table- and faceted point-cut diamonds |
| Brief description | Gold pendant, decorated with champlevé enamel and set with table- and point-cut diamonds, made in Southern Germany, about 1600-1610 |
| Physical description | Gold pendant, decoratied with champlevé enamel and set with table- and faceted point-cut diamonds. |
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| Object history | Bought from Otto Mündler, a well-known dealer in paintings and an art historian, for £240, including a necklace (696-1868).The provenance given was that they came from the Habsburg castle of Ambras, near Innsbruck, Austria. However, Dr Elisabeth Schmuttermeier has kindly provided the information that the necklace was among the marriage jewellery which the Archduchess Maria Christierna took with her to the convent at Hall in 1607. Jewels, including the necklace and the pendant, were dispersed when the convent was closed in 1773 (see 696-1868). |
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| Bibliographic reference | Anna Somers Cocks. Princely Magnificence: Court Jewels of the Renaissance, 1500-1630. Exhibition: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980-81. No. 73b. |
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| Accession number | 696B-1868 |
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| Record created | February 7, 2003 |
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