Religious Pendant
1600-1699 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Vertical oval pendant containing a verre églomisé painting of the Virgin Mary on a gold ground on one side. The painting on the other side is badly damaged, and the glass is missing. The painting is set in a gold frame, with an elaborate border decorated with applied wire and coloured enamels. The frame hangs by two chains of twisted wire from a suspension ring. There are three pendant pearls hanging from the lower edge of the frame.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold pendant, partly enamelled, containing a <i>verre églomisé</i> painting, with pendant pearls |
| Brief description | Gold and enamel pendant containing a verre églomisé painting of the Virgin Mary, Sicily (Italy), 1600-1699. |
| Physical description | Vertical oval pendant containing a verre églomisé painting of the Virgin Mary on a gold ground on one side. The painting on the other side is badly damaged, and the glass is missing. The painting is set in a gold frame, with an elaborate border decorated with applied wire and coloured enamels. The frame hangs by two chains of twisted wire from a suspension ring. There are three pendant pearls hanging from the lower edge of the frame. |
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| Credit line | Murray bequest |
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| Accession number | M.992-1910 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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