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Necklace

1570-1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This was found in the mud at Bull Wharf, London, together with two other objects. It is probably a cheap imitation of the expensive necklaces in precious metals worn by the aristocracy at that time.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gilt brass wire
Brief description
Part of a decorative gilt brass wire necklace, England, 1570-1600.
Physical description
Decorative length of thin brass wire, formerly gilt, looped together to form a hollow tube, with sections of loop-in-loop wire alternating with wider sections of woven wire.
Dimensions
  • Length: 27cm
  • Diameter: 1.5cm
Summary
This was found in the mud at Bull Wharf, London, together with two other objects. It is probably a cheap imitation of the expensive necklaces in precious metals worn by the aristocracy at that time.
Associated object
m.69-1980 (Group)
Collection
Accession number
M.68-1980

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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