Pendant
1877 (made)
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This pendant by a leading London jeweller was a gift from Queen Victoria to one of her godchildren, Victoria Alexandrina Elizabeth Grey (died 1922), when the latter married Lt. Col. the Hon. Lewis Rayan Dawney, son of William Henry Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe, on 6 June 1877. She was the daughter of a key figure in Queen Victoria's court, Lt. Gen. the Hon. Charles Grey (1804-70). Grey was an equerry to the queen from 1837-67, and private secretary to Prince Albert from 1849-61. After Albert's death she placed great reliance on him and he became private secretary to her, although not called by that title officially until 1867.
Susan Durant modelled the profile of Queen Victoria used in this pendant for a medallion in 1864-6. She was the pupil and mistress of the sculptor Henri Joseph François de Triqueti (1804-74). Their son, Sir Paul Harvey, was a civil servant and the editor, among other works of reference, of The Oxford Companion to English Literature(1932).
Susan Durant modelled the profile of Queen Victoria used in this pendant for a medallion in 1864-6. She was the pupil and mistress of the sculptor Henri Joseph François de Triqueti (1804-74). Their son, Sir Paul Harvey, was a civil servant and the editor, among other works of reference, of The Oxford Companion to English Literature(1932).
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Gold, enamel, ruby, diamond, pearl |
| Brief description | Queen Victoria pendant England, London, about 1877; made by Carlo Giuliano (1831-95) Gold, enamel, ruby, diamond and pearl |
| Physical description | Oval pendant in the neo-Renaissance style composed of a medallion (possibly silver-gilt) of the profile of Queen Victoria mounted in a gold frame enamelled in blue, black and white, and mounted with diamonds and rubies. The blue and black enamel is overlaid with opaque white enamel ornament. A pendant pearl hangs from a diamond at the base of the frame. |
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| Credit line | Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Judith H. Siegel |
| Object history | Given by Queen Victoria to her godchild Victoria Alexandrina Elizabeth Grey on her marriage to the Hon. Lewis Dawnay |
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| Summary | This pendant by a leading London jeweller was a gift from Queen Victoria to one of her godchildren, Victoria Alexandrina Elizabeth Grey (died 1922), when the latter married Lt. Col. the Hon. Lewis Rayan Dawney, son of William Henry Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe, on 6 June 1877. She was the daughter of a key figure in Queen Victoria's court, Lt. Gen. the Hon. Charles Grey (1804-70). Grey was an equerry to the queen from 1837-67, and private secretary to Prince Albert from 1849-61. After Albert's death she placed great reliance on him and he became private secretary to her, although not called by that title officially until 1867. Susan Durant modelled the profile of Queen Victoria used in this pendant for a medallion in 1864-6. She was the pupil and mistress of the sculptor Henri Joseph François de Triqueti (1804-74). Their son, Sir Paul Harvey, was a civil servant and the editor, among other works of reference, of The Oxford Companion to English Literature(1932). |
| Bibliographic reference | pp. 352-3; fig. 310.
Gere, Charlotte and Rudoe, Judy. Jewellery in the Age of Victoria. London: British Museum Press, 2010. |
| Other number | LOAN:AMERICANFRIENDS.438-2007 - Previous loan number |
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| Accession number | M.5:1,2-2011 |
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| Record created | May 1, 2008 |
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