Cross
1800-1870 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Many Dutch women were rich enough to wear gold in the 19th century. Much of their traditional gold jewellery was made of filigree.
Dutch gold filigree is quite different from the silver filigree used for buttons and clasps. It is made from very fine wire, and usually has decorative appliqués stamped from thin sheet gold. The fluted rosettes and cornucopia on this cross are typical of Dutch work.
Gold filigree jewellery was worn all over the Netherlands, but a cross like this would only have been worn by Catholic women, in the south of the country. It is equally likely to have come from the Flemish areas of Belgium, previously the Spanish (or Catholic) Netherlands, across the border.
Dutch gold filigree is quite different from the silver filigree used for buttons and clasps. It is made from very fine wire, and usually has decorative appliqués stamped from thin sheet gold. The fluted rosettes and cornucopia on this cross are typical of Dutch work.
Gold filigree jewellery was worn all over the Netherlands, but a cross like this would only have been worn by Catholic women, in the south of the country. It is equally likely to have come from the Flemish areas of Belgium, previously the Spanish (or Catholic) Netherlands, across the border.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Gold filigree with appliqués of a different standard and colour |
| Brief description | Gold filigree cross, Netherlands or Belgium, 19th century. |
| Physical description | Delicate cross with a base of open filigree, decorated with numerous tiny coil rings, cornucopia, and sheet gold appliqués of rosettes and crescents. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | illegible mark (On suspension ring.) |
| Production | Worn by Roman Catholic women |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Many Dutch women were rich enough to wear gold in the 19th century. Much of their traditional gold jewellery was made of filigree. Dutch gold filigree is quite different from the silver filigree used for buttons and clasps. It is made from very fine wire, and usually has decorative appliqués stamped from thin sheet gold. The fluted rosettes and cornucopia on this cross are typical of Dutch work. Gold filigree jewellery was worn all over the Netherlands, but a cross like this would only have been worn by Catholic women, in the south of the country. It is equally likely to have come from the Flemish areas of Belgium, previously the Spanish (or Catholic) Netherlands, across the border. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 145-1870 |
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| Record created | July 27, 2007 |
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