Earring
ca. 1850 (made)
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The international fashion for beetle jewellery parallelled that for bird jewellery. The Report of the International Exhibition of 1872 expressed reservations about the beetle jewellery contributed by Ward & Co. and A. Boucard. In 1884 or 1885, a suite of beetle jewellery was made for Lord Granville's second wife, in the Egyptian style, probably by Phillips Brothers.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Tortoise beetles on gilt metal leaves |
| Brief description | Tortoise beetles on gilded metal leaves, England, about 1850 |
| Physical description | Pair of tortoise beetles on gilt metal leaves |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs John Hull Grundy |
| Historical context | The tortoise beetle is only found in Brazil and was commonly used in jewellery. The international fashion for beetle jewellery paralleled that for bird jewellery. The Report of the International Exhibition of 1872 expressed reservations about the beetle jewellery contributed by Ward & Co. and A. Boucard. In 1884 or 1885, a suite of beetle jewellery was made for Lord Granville’s second wife, in the Egyptian style, probably by Phillips Brothers |
| Summary | The international fashion for beetle jewellery parallelled that for bird jewellery. The Report of the International Exhibition of 1872 expressed reservations about the beetle jewellery contributed by Ward & Co. and A. Boucard. In 1884 or 1885, a suite of beetle jewellery was made for Lord Granville's second wife, in the Egyptian style, probably by Phillips Brothers. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.279&A-1960 |
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| Record created | August 15, 2007 |
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