Brooch
ca. 1850 (made)
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This silver-gilt and coral brooch was made by West and Son of Dublin. The design was registered on 17 December 1849. It is a small-scale adaptation of the Cavan brooch, a Celtic brooch made in the late 8th Century and now in the National Museum of Ireland. The brooch was also known as the Queen's brooch because a replica of it was presented to Queen Victoria during her visit to the Dublin Exhibition in 1853.
This example is one of six Irish reproduction brooches purchased for the collections of the Museum of Manufactures (forerunner of the South Kensington Museum and the V&A) at Marlborough House, London, from the Great Exhibition held in London in 1851. It cost £2 6s 6d. For a simplified and cheaper version by West and Son of the same brooch, see 2751-1853.
This example is one of six Irish reproduction brooches purchased for the collections of the Museum of Manufactures (forerunner of the South Kensington Museum and the V&A) at Marlborough House, London, from the Great Exhibition held in London in 1851. It cost £2 6s 6d. For a simplified and cheaper version by West and Son of the same brooch, see 2751-1853.
Object details
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| Brief description | Silver-gilt pennanular brooch, with three bosses set with coral. Dublin, James West and Son, c.1850. |
| Physical description | Brooch, penannular in form (ie.circular with a small part of its circumference missing); decorated with applied filigree work and set with three red coral beads. |
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| Gallery label | Brooch or Fibula, parcel gilt metal, penannular form, covered with minute filigree work, and set with three beads of red coral. A copy of an ancient Irish brooch. Irish, modern. (West & Son, Dublin.) Diam. 2¼ in. Bought, 2l. 6s. 6d.(1853) |
| Summary | This silver-gilt and coral brooch was made by West and Son of Dublin. The design was registered on 17 December 1849. It is a small-scale adaptation of the Cavan brooch, a Celtic brooch made in the late 8th Century and now in the National Museum of Ireland. The brooch was also known as the Queen's brooch because a replica of it was presented to Queen Victoria during her visit to the Dublin Exhibition in 1853. This example is one of six Irish reproduction brooches purchased for the collections of the Museum of Manufactures (forerunner of the South Kensington Museum and the V&A) at Marlborough House, London, from the Great Exhibition held in London in 1851. It cost £2 6s 6d. For a simplified and cheaper version by West and Son of the same brooch, see 2751-1853. |
| Bibliographic reference | Farley, Julia and Fraser Hunter, eds. Celts: Art and Identity. Catalogue of the exhibitions 'Celts: art and identity' and 'Celts', British Museum, London, 24 September 2015-31 January 2016, and National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh. London: British Museum Press, 2015. ISBN 9780714128351 |
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| Accession number | 2750-1853 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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