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Locket

Locket
1850-1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This locket was described as a piece of traditional Cypriot jewellery when it was acquired in 1888, but it is more typical of fashionable European jewellery of the time.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLocket
Materials and techniques
Silver-plated filigree set with green pastes
Brief description
Oval silver-plated locket with green pastes on the front and a glass locket behind, Cyprus, 19th century.
Physical description
Oval locket with a glass compartment with a hinged face at the back, and a filigree front with a spray of green pastes. It hangs from a matching filigree bale set with a green paste.
Dimensions
  • Length: 7cm
Summary
This locket was described as a piece of traditional Cypriot jewellery when it was acquired in 1888, but it is more typical of fashionable European jewellery of the time.
Collection
Accession number
1552-1888

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Record createdApril 1, 2003
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