Bracelet
ca. 1850 (made)
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| Place of origin |
By the middle of the 19th century the revival of interest in medieval and Renaissance art and architecture was having a profound influence on jewellery design. At the forefront of this historicist movement was the Parisian goldsmith Francois-Désiré Froment-Meurice. This piece was purchased by the Museum directly from Froment-Meurice at the Great Exhibition of 1851 for £18.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver, parcel-gilt and enamelled |
| Brief description | Silver, parcel-gilt and enamel bracelet in the form of cast figures of cherubs alternating with openwork panels of foliage, made in the workshop of François-Désiré Froment-Meurice, France (Paris), about 1850 |
| Physical description | Bracelet in the form of cast figures of cherubs alternating with openwork panels of foliage, silver, parcel-gilt, and enamel decoration. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | head of Mercury (small French export mark for gold and silver introduced 1840 on tongue of clasp) |
| Object history | Made in Paris in the workshops of F.D. Froment-Meurice. Purchased by the Museum from the Great Exhibition of 1851. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | By the middle of the 19th century the revival of interest in medieval and Renaissance art and architecture was having a profound influence on jewellery design. At the forefront of this historicist movement was the Parisian goldsmith Francois-Désiré Froment-Meurice. This piece was purchased by the Museum directly from Froment-Meurice at the Great Exhibition of 1851 for £18. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 167-1854 |
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| Record created | February 17, 2003 |
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