Chain
1850-1870 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This was bought for three shillings at the International Exhibition, London, 1872.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver |
| Brief description | Silver watch chain with pendant acorns, Wurtemburg (Germany), 1850-1870. |
| Physical description | Watch chain, consisting of two rows of figure-of-eight chain, with a ring at one end, and a larger S-shaped link at the other. There is a silver split ring threaded through the ring at one end, and a hook attached to the S-shaped link at the other. Two short lengths of chain hang down from the S-shaped link, with a cast acorn pendant at the end of each. |
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| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This was bought for three shillings at the International Exhibition, London, 1872. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 964-1872 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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