Diadem
ca. 1808
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Gold with enamel, with cameos of layered agate, jasper and jasper agate. Red leather case of tongue shape, curving at the front. Fitted for diadem, belt clasp and slide (and further items no longer in parure.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Gold and enamel, with cameos of layered agate, jasper and jasper-agate |
| Brief description | Gold diadem mounted with cameos, Jacques-Ambroise Oliveras, Paris, ca. 1808. Red leather case. |
| Physical description | Gold with enamel, with cameos of layered agate, jasper and jasper agate. Red leather case of tongue shape, curving at the front. Fitted for diadem, belt clasp and slide (and further items no longer in parure. |
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| Credit line | Private Collection |
| Object history | Formerly in the collection of the Empress Josephine, the gems probably a gift from Napoleon's sister Caroline Murat (Queen Consort of Naples from 1808) and mounted in France |
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| Accession number | LOAN:MET ANON.101&A-1968 |
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| Record created | August 1, 2007 |
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