Brooch
25/07/1849 (designed), ca. 1850 (made)
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This brooch, modelled on the Irish 'Kilmainham' or 'Knight Templar' brooch dated from 700-800 A.D, was made by the firm of G&S Waterhouse of Dublin who specialised in reviving and adapting antiquarian Celtic jewellery. The design for the brooch was registered on 25th July 1849 and the model was shown at a number of exhibitions.
In Ireland scaled-down reproductions of celebrated medieval brooches in the Dublin collections were sold from the 1840s as shawl-pins and brooches. The V&A (then called the Museum of Manufactures) bought examples of these reproductions from the 1851 Great Exhibition and the 1853 Irish Industrial Exhibition.
In Ireland scaled-down reproductions of celebrated medieval brooches in the Dublin collections were sold from the 1840s as shawl-pins and brooches. The V&A (then called the Museum of Manufactures) bought examples of these reproductions from the 1851 Great Exhibition and the 1853 Irish Industrial Exhibition.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gilded silver and enamel |
| Brief description | Ireland, Dublin, design registered 1849; made by G.& S. Waterhouse. Gilded silver, with enamel. Copy of the Kilmainham' or 'Knight Templar' brooch, Ireland, about 700-800 |
| Physical description | Shawl brooch, Ireland, Dublin, design registered 1849; made by G.& S. Waterhouse. Gilded silver, with enamel. Copy of the Kilmainham' or 'Knight Templar' brooch, Ireland, about 700-800 |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Registry mark shows that the design was registered on 25th July 1849.) |
| Object history | A Registry mark shows that the design was registered on 25th July 1849. Made by G. & S. Waterhouse. Examples of this design were shown at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and the Irish Industrial Exhibition. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This brooch, modelled on the Irish 'Kilmainham' or 'Knight Templar' brooch dated from 700-800 A.D, was made by the firm of G&S Waterhouse of Dublin who specialised in reviving and adapting antiquarian Celtic jewellery. The design for the brooch was registered on 25th July 1849 and the model was shown at a number of exhibitions. In Ireland scaled-down reproductions of celebrated medieval brooches in the Dublin collections were sold from the 1840s as shawl-pins and brooches. The V&A (then called the Museum of Manufactures) bought examples of these reproductions from the 1851 Great Exhibition and the 1853 Irish Industrial Exhibition. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 2749-1853 |
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| Record created | January 9, 2006 |
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