Slide
ca. 1700 (made)
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Jewels commemorating the dead were widely worn in the years around 1700. From the decorative gold wire lettering and the inscription on the backof this slide we know that it was made in memory of someone with the initials RC who had died on the 18th July in 1799.
Imagery such as skeletons, skulls and winged hourglasses were frequently used for such jewellery, produced as standard components in stamped and enamelled gold. Hair was also often incorporated.
The slide was a very popular type of jewel at this date. Fitted with two flat loops at the back, a ribbon of silk or woven hair would be threaded through enabling it to be worn around the neck or wrist.
Imagery such as skeletons, skulls and winged hourglasses were frequently used for such jewellery, produced as standard components in stamped and enamelled gold. Hair was also often incorporated.
The slide was a very popular type of jewel at this date. Fitted with two flat loops at the back, a ribbon of silk or woven hair would be threaded through enabling it to be worn around the neck or wrist.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Enamelled gold with hair under rock crystal |
| Brief description | Gold slide, with an enamelled gold skeleton flanked by angels above a coffin inscribed Come Ye Bless(ed) on a background of hair, under rock crystal, made in England, about 1700 |
| Physical description | Gold slide, with an enamelled gold skeleton flanked by angels above a coffin inscribed Come Ye Bless(ed) on a background of hair under rock crystal. The back engraved July 18-99 |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Frank Ward |
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| Summary | Jewels commemorating the dead were widely worn in the years around 1700. From the decorative gold wire lettering and the inscription on the backof this slide we know that it was made in memory of someone with the initials RC who had died on the 18th July in 1799. Imagery such as skeletons, skulls and winged hourglasses were frequently used for such jewellery, produced as standard components in stamped and enamelled gold. Hair was also often incorporated. The slide was a very popular type of jewel at this date. Fitted with two flat loops at the back, a ribbon of silk or woven hair would be threaded through enabling it to be worn around the neck or wrist. |
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| Accession number | M.13-1960 |
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| Record created | July 18, 2006 |
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