Brooch
ca.1875-ca.1890 (made)
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This circular brooch is set with a reverse intaglio crystal. This is a hemisphere of crystal that the jeweller has engraved and painted on the underside. This ingenious technique, which gives the Yorkshire terrier a three-dimensional appearance, was an English invention. Lambert & Rawlings showed examples of it at the London Exhibition of 1862.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold, set with a crystal, which has been carved and painted on the underside |
| Brief description | Polychromed gold brooch, set with a reverse intaglio crystal representing the head of a terrier, England, about 1875-90 |
| Physical description | Gold brooch, set with a reverse intaglio crystal representing the head of a terrier, polychromed. |
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| Credit line | Cory Bequest |
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| Summary | This circular brooch is set with a reverse intaglio crystal. This is a hemisphere of crystal that the jeweller has engraved and painted on the underside. This ingenious technique, which gives the Yorkshire terrier a three-dimensional appearance, was an English invention. Lambert & Rawlings showed examples of it at the London Exhibition of 1862. |
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| Accession number | M.65-1951 |
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| Record created | March 11, 2003 |
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