aigrette

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Object Type
Museum number: 1978,1002.1075
Description: Aigrette in the form of a ribbon-tied flower spray. Silver with a closed-back and set with rose and table-cut diamonds and calibré-cut emeralds. The emerald in the large central flower has a screrw fitting at the back for a hair pin. The gold brooch pin modern.
Production date: 1726-1775
Production place: Attributed at: Spain (?); Attributed at: Portugal (?)
Materials: silver; diamond; emerald
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 8 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Location: On display (G46/dc22)
Subjects
Acquisition name: Donated by: Anne Hull Grundy; Donated by: Prof John Hull Grundy
Acquisition date: 1978-1981
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1978,1002.1075
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: HG.1075 (masterlist number)
Conservation

Free entry