Pendant with a Bird Set with Pearls, by William James Thomas

An image of Thomas, William James. Reverse crystal intaglio of a bird on a branch mounted in gold, enamelled in pale blue and red and set with pearls. Oval with a loop for suspension at the top, decorated en suite with the mount. Behind the intaglio there is a compartment for a phototgraph or hair. The back of the mount is engraved with the word 'Vienna' and the date '1873'.

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Thomas, William James. Reverse crystal intaglio of a bird on a branch mounted in gold, enamelled in pale blue and red and set with pearls. Oval with a loop for suspension at the top, decorated en suite with the mount. Behind the intaglio there is a compartment for a phototgraph or hair. The back of the mount is engraved with the word 'Vienna' and the date '1873'.

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Accession Number: M.52 & A-1983
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Hasselblad H3D II-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 760 pixels
Image width: 576 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
Filesize: 107.28kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2009:04:06 05:51:11

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19th Century Date Department Fitz_AA German Material Medium Nationalities Object Type Other Keywords Victorian Viennese William James Thomas Workflow _WF_AdOK birds branches crystal enamel gold jewellery oval ovoid pearls pendant ????????????

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