Cabochon
c. 1850 (made)
| Place of origin |
These (primarily) agate plaques and cabochons exhibit a wide range of patterns and were produced in the mid- to late 19th century to be incorporated into jewellery. The cutting and polishing were traditionally achieved using bow-driven, abrasive-charged discs and wheels. It is interesting to note that one of the moss agates exhibits a degree of de-lamination where the moss-like inclusion has forced adjoining layers apart.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 12 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Materials and techniques | Agate, moss agate, agate fossilised wood, cut and polished using abrasives. |
| Brief description | Collection of specimen cabochons and plaques, agate, moss agate and fossilised wood, India, c. 1850. |
| Physical description | A collection of oval, low-domed or flat cabochons with nine showing mossy or dendritic patterns and three being banded, one of which being agate fossilised wood, in a range of sizes. |
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| Object history | Formerly in The India Museum in London and transferred to the South Kensington Museum (later renamed The Victoria & Albert Museum) in 1879. |
| Summary | These (primarily) agate plaques and cabochons exhibit a wide range of patterns and were produced in the mid- to late 19th century to be incorporated into jewellery. The cutting and polishing were traditionally achieved using bow-driven, abrasive-charged discs and wheels. It is interesting to note that one of the moss agates exhibits a degree of de-lamination where the moss-like inclusion has forced adjoining layers apart. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 08279:1/(IS) to 08279:12/(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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