Religious Pendant
1600-1699 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Horizontal oval verre églomisé painting of two male saints embracing under the gaze of the head of God in a cloud, on a gold ground. The painting is set in a plain gold frame. The central frame is surrounded by a border of gold filigree set with 21 square clear stones set at an angle to the central frame. The central picture is backed by cardboard.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Gold filigree frame set with square, clear, facetted pastes, enclosing a <i>verre églomisé</i> image on a gold ground on glass |
| Brief description | Verre églomisé image of two saints in a gold filigree frame set with pastes, Spain, 1600-1699. |
| Physical description | Horizontal oval verre églomisé painting of two male saints embracing under the gaze of the head of God in a cloud, on a gold ground. The painting is set in a plain gold frame. The central frame is surrounded by a border of gold filigree set with 21 square clear stones set at an angle to the central frame. The central picture is backed by cardboard. |
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| Credit line | Alfred Williams Hearn Gift |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.395-1923 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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