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On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Charm Bracelet

1800-1900 (made), 1970-1980 (assembled)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This charm bracelets is believed to have been assembled in the 1970s using the jewelled heads of nineteenth-century stick pins as charms. Individuality is a key element of any charm bracelet due to the personal way in which the charms are collected. Here the diversity of shapes and of minerals create a rich and colourful effect.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lapis lazuli, purple glass, jadeite, almandine garnet, black opal, diamond, green tourmaline, white opal, citrine, bloodstone, pearl, moss agate and gold
Brief description
Gold charm bracelet from which hang the tops of ten gem-set stick pins, Europe, 19th century, assembled United States, 20th century.
Physical description
Gold chain bracelet with double loops, hung at regular intervals with ten gem-set pendants.
Dimensions
  • Length: 174mm
  • Height: 28mm
Credit line
Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patricia V. Goldstein
Summary
This charm bracelets is believed to have been assembled in the 1970s using the jewelled heads of nineteenth-century stick pins as charms. Individuality is a key element of any charm bracelet due to the personal way in which the charms are collected. Here the diversity of shapes and of minerals create a rich and colourful effect.
Other numbers
  • LOAN:AMERICANFRIENDS.324-2003 - Previous number
  • 265A - Goldstein Collection number
Collection
Accession number
M.202-2007

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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