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pendant
;
cameo
Object Type
pendant
cameo
Museum number
1984,0304.1
Description
Pendant jewel; gold; enamelled; set with agate cameo depicting the bust of a lady in court attire; fleur-de-lis decoration; reverse decorated with filigree and coloured enamels; some enamels lost or partially decomposed.
Production date
1580-1590
(?)
Production place
Made in:
England
(engraved in)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Fotheringham Castle
, castle
Materials
gold
agate
enamel
Technique
enamelled
filigree
carved
Bibliographic references
Tait 1986a / Seven Thousand Years of Jewellery
(551)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
heraldry
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
S J Phillips Ltd
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Phillips (auctioneers)
Acquisition date
1984
(21.2.1984)
Acquisition notes
Originally identified in Phillips sale catalogue (no. 186) of 21 February 1984, then offered to the Museum by the purchasers S.J. Phillips at an unexpectedly low price.
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1984,0304.1