Necklace and Case
ca. 1881 (made)
The site of ancient Troy was excavated in 1871-3. The archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann invited the London jeweller Carlo Giuliano to inspect the jewels which were then supposed to have been worn by Helen of Troy. However, this necklace by Giuliano appears to have been inspired not by the jewels excavated but by a Gujurati necklace depicted in a painting of Helen of Troy exhibited by Sir Edward Poynter at the Royal Academy in 1881.
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Brief description | 'Helen of Troy' necklace, silver-gilt and bowenite, made by Carlo Giuliano, London, about 1881, in its original six-sided leather case |
| Credit line | Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Judith H. Siegel |
| Summary | The site of ancient Troy was excavated in 1871-3. The archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann invited the London jeweller Carlo Giuliano to inspect the jewels which were then supposed to have been worn by Helen of Troy. However, this necklace by Giuliano appears to have been inspired not by the jewels excavated but by a Gujurati necklace depicted in a painting of Helen of Troy exhibited by Sir Edward Poynter at the Royal Academy in 1881. |
| Bibliographic reference | Villing, Alexandra, Fitton J. Lesley, Donnellan, Victoria, and Shapland, Andrew (eds). Troy: Myth and Reality. London: Thames and Hudson Ltd and British Museum. 2019. ISBN: 978-0-500-48058-8. |
| Other number | LOAN:AMERICANFRIENDS.442-2007 - Previous loan number |
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| Accession number | M.9:1,2-2011 |
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| Record created | April 24, 2008 |
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