Bracelet
ca. 1840 (made)
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This bracelet bears the mark first registered by Rudolphi in 1842. It is similar to the printed description of a bracelet designed by Masson and exhibited by F. J. Rudolphi at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851. The V&A's bracelet is in a Rudolphi case which gives his address as 23 Boulevard des Capucines. He moved there in 1853. If the bracelet was cased when it was new, it cannot therefore have been made earlier than 1853. However, it could have been made in the 1840s and cased, or re-cased, after Rudolphi moved to the Boulevard des Capucines.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Brief description | Cast and oxidised silver bracelet, set with cabochon emeralds in gold, in a sharkskin case, Frédéric-Jules Rudolphi, France (Paris), about 1840 |
| Credit line | Acquired with funds from the Horn Bequest |
| Object history | Maker's mark of F.J. Rudolphi. Paris warranty marks for 1838 onwards. In sharkskin case; the lining stamped: RUDOLPHI./ BT des CAPUCINES, 23/ Paris. |
| Summary | This bracelet bears the mark first registered by Rudolphi in 1842. It is similar to the printed description of a bracelet designed by Masson and exhibited by F. J. Rudolphi at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851. The V&A's bracelet is in a Rudolphi case which gives his address as 23 Boulevard des Capucines. He moved there in 1853. If the bracelet was cased when it was new, it cannot therefore have been made earlier than 1853. However, it could have been made in the 1840s and cased, or re-cased, after Rudolphi moved to the Boulevard des Capucines. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.50:1,2-1981 |
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| Record created | December 7, 2002 |
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