Necklace
1800-1867 (made)
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Most Italian traditional necklaces are made of beads, in designs which have been worn for centuries. This necklace is made from hollow gold beads, as thin as paper. The beads are decorated with applied filigree decoration, which is always described as Etruscan work in Victorian sources. The same decoration is found on many other kinds of jewellery from northern Italy.
This necklace was bought as part of the Castellani collection of Italian Peasant Jewellery at the International Exhibition, Paris, 1867.
This necklace was bought as part of the Castellani collection of Italian Peasant Jewellery at the International Exhibition, Paris, 1867.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold beads, made from sheet metal decorated with applied wire, with stamped gilt metal clasp |
| Brief description | Necklace of hollow gold beads with filigree decoration, Tuscany (Italy), 1800-1867. |
| Physical description | Necklace of 24 graduated hollow gold beads, each decorated with applied rings of plain and twisted wire. Oval stamped snap clasp, which does not seem original. |
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| Object history | Castellani Jewellery Exhibition RF.2003/302 |
| Summary | Most Italian traditional necklaces are made of beads, in designs which have been worn for centuries. This necklace is made from hollow gold beads, as thin as paper. The beads are decorated with applied filigree decoration, which is always described as Etruscan work in Victorian sources. The same decoration is found on many other kinds of jewellery from northern Italy. This necklace was bought as part of the Castellani collection of Italian Peasant Jewellery at the International Exhibition, Paris, 1867. |
| Bibliographic reference | 'Italian Jewellery as worn by the Peasants of Italy', Arundel Society, London, 1868, Plate 3 |
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| Accession number | 55-1868 |
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| Record created | May 23, 2006 |
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