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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91 to 93 mezzanine, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Pendant

ca. 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Enamelled gold pendant with a pearl border

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Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Enamelled gold with a pearl border
Brief description
Gold pendant set with pearls, enamelled with Sappho, inspired by Love, Composes an Ode to Venus, after a painting by Angelica Kauffman. Made in Switzerland, about 1800
Physical description
Enamelled gold pendant with a pearl border
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.2cm
  • Width: 4.8cm
  • Depth: 0.5cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Bibliographic reference
This object features in 'Out on Display: A selection of LGBTQ-related objects on display in the V&A', a booklet created by the V&A's LGBTQ Working Group. First developed and distributed to coincide with the 2014 Pride in London Parade, the guide was then expanded for the Queer and Now Friday Late that took place in February 2015.
Collection
Accession number
M.280-1919

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Record createdJune 28, 2005
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