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

Slide

around 1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Slide in the form of a vase of flowers, with one hog back and table-cut diamonds, set in gold and silver, and hung with a pearl. French import mark introduced in 1893.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Diamonds, set in gold and silver, and hung with a pearl
Brief description
Slide of gold and silver in the form of a vase of flowers, set with diamonds and hung with a pearl, made in Western Europe, around 1700
Physical description
Slide in the form of a vase of flowers, with one hog back and table-cut diamonds, set in gold and silver, and hung with a pearl. French import mark introduced in 1893.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.8cm
  • Width: 2.4cm
  • Depth: 1.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
mark (French import mark introduced in 1893)
Credit line
Given by Dame Joan Evans
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
M.150-1975

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Record createdSeptember 21, 2005
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