Locket
Locket
1850-1880 (made)
1850-1880 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This locket was described as a piece of traditional Cypriot jewellery when it was acquired in 1888, but it is more typical of fashionable European jewellery of the time.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Locket |
| Materials and techniques | Silver-plated filigree set with green pastes |
| Brief description | Oval silver-plated locket with green pastes on the front and a glass locket behind, Cyprus, 19th century. |
| Physical description | Oval locket with a glass compartment with a hinged face at the back, and a filigree front with a spray of green pastes. It hangs from a matching filigree bale set with a green paste. |
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| Summary | This locket was described as a piece of traditional Cypriot jewellery when it was acquired in 1888, but it is more typical of fashionable European jewellery of the time. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1552-1888 |
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| Record created | April 1, 2003 |
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