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On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91 to 93 mezzanine, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Rosary

1800-1840 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rosary of six decades of faceted amber beads, with paters of amber wrapped in silver filigree, strung on red silk cord. At the end is a silver filigree equilateral credo cross, on a string of three amber beads, and a large oval filigree medallion, with a gilt medal of the Virgin of Altötting on one side, and the Virgin of Dorfen on the other. A smaller oval filigree pendant enclosing gilt medals of the Virgin is attached to the rosary.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Rosary
  • Pendant
  • Pendant
Materials and techniques
Amber and silver filigree strung on red silk with two silver-gilt pendants
Brief description
Amber and silver filigree rosary with pendants enclosing gilt medals of the Virgin, Schwäbisch Gmünd (South Germany), 19th century.
Physical description
Rosary of six decades of faceted amber beads, with paters of amber wrapped in silver filigree, strung on red silk cord. At the end is a silver filigree equilateral credo cross, on a string of three amber beads, and a large oval filigree medallion, with a gilt medal of the Virgin of Altötting on one side, and the Virgin of Dorfen on the other. A smaller oval filigree pendant enclosing gilt medals of the Virgin is attached to the rosary.
Dimensions
  • Length: 50.4cm
  • Width: 5.4cm
  • Depth: 0.6cm
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
155:1to:3-1872

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Record createdAugust 1, 2006
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