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cameo
;
pendant
Object Type
cameo
pendant
Museum number
AF.2653
Description
Cameo; onyx; badge of the Order of the Bath: thistle, rose and three crowns; mounted in silver as a pendant.
Production date
18thC
Production place
Made in:
British Isles
(?)
Materials
onyx
silver
Technique
engraved
Dimensions
Length:
1.43 inches
Curator's comments
Text from Dalton 1915, Catalogue of Engraved Gems: Mounted as a pendant.
Bibliographic references
Dalton 1915 / Catalogue of the Engraved Gems of the Post-Classical Periods in the Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities and Ethnography in the British Museum.
(231)
Location
Not on display
Condition
Broken and repaired on lower left.
Subjects
heraldry
flower
plant
crown
Associated names
Emblem of:
Order of the Bath
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Acquisition date
1897
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
AF.2653