Necklace
1850-1870 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This was bought for 16 shillings and ten pence at the International Exhibition, London, 1872.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Facetted garnet beads with a hollow stamped gold clasp set with facetted garnets |
| Brief description | Facetted garnet bead necklace with gold and garnet clasp, Württemberg (Germany), 1850-1870. |
| Physical description | Garnet necklace with gold clasp. The necklace consists of six rows of oval facetted garnet beads gathered at each end into a hollow gold scroll. The two scrolls are linked by a hollow gold element, set with a rosette of garnets, and with a small gold and garnet pendant hanging from its lower edge. There is a snap clasp at one side of the central element. |
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| Summary | This was bought for 16 shillings and ten pence at the International Exhibition, London, 1872. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 961-1872 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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