Brooch
ca. 1844 (made)
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Enamelled silver brooch in the form of a cast figure of an angel with a viol.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | silver, enamel, silver gilt |
| Brief description | Brooch with an angel playing a viol. France, Paris, about 1847; made for François-Désiré Froment-Meurice (1802-55), by Jules Wièse (1818-1890); silver and enamel, gilded on the reverse |
| Physical description | Enamelled silver brooch in the form of a cast figure of an angel with a viol. |
| Dimensions |
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| Credit line | Harrap Bequest |
| Object history | Made in Paris in he workshops of F.D. Froment-Meurice and signed with the name of the firm. The small cast figures used by Froment-Meurice and other French goldsmiths were employed in a variety of settings. |
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| Accession number | M.12-1964 |
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| Record created | August 25, 2005 |
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