Badge
ca. 1700 (made)
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Pendant with symbols of love and mortality, made of gold and enamel with a pendant pearl. One of the symbols, a coffin, is inscribed with the letters PWC BUM; the various symbols are possibly a rebus.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Enamelled gold |
| Brief description | Pendant of gold and enamel with a pendant pearl, with symbols of love and mortality, made in Germany, about 1700 |
| Physical description | Pendant with symbols of love and mortality, made of gold and enamel with a pendant pearl. One of the symbols, a coffin, is inscribed with the letters PWC BUM; the various symbols are possibly a rebus. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'PWG BVM' (decoration, on coffin motif) |
| Credit line | Given by Dame Joan Evans |
| Object history | The enamelled figure 3 on the head of the ring 213-1870 relates to the pendant badge 451-1873, the design of which also incorporates a 3, as well as an anchor and a cluster of forget-me-nots, which in turn relates it to the badge 9081-1863. All three pieces were probably German court decorations. |
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| Accession number | 451-1873 |
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| Record created | May 19, 2005 |
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