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Cameo bust of an angel in profile, Watherston & Brogden

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An image of Jewellery. Brooch. Shell cameo mounted in gold. Watherston & Brogden, England. Cameo bust of an angel in profile to the left with the index finger of its left hand raised, mounted in gold and surrounded by a border of four strands of gold ropework; pin-fastening across the back. In original red leather case (A), the lid of which is lined with white silk, printed in blue with the maker's name and adress: 'PARIS FIRST CLASS & LONDON PRIZE MEDALS/Watherston & Brogden/ Goldsmiths/ MANUFACTORY/16 Henrietta St/Covent Garden.WC/LONDON'. Gold, shell, height 7.21 cm, width 5.9 cm, 1862-1864. Victorian. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy.

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Jewellery. Brooch. Shell cameo mounted in gold. Watherston & Brogden, England. Cameo bust of an angel in profile to the left with the index finger of its left hand raised, mounted in gold and surrounded by a border of four strands of gold ropework; pin-fastening across the back. In original red leather case (A), the lid of which is lined with white silk, printed in blue with the maker's name and adress: 'PARIS FIRST CLASS & LONDON PRIZE MEDALS/Watherston & Brogden/ Goldsmiths/ MANUFACTORY/16 Henrietta St/Covent Garden.WC/LONDON'. Gold, shell, height 7.21 cm, width 5.9 cm, 1862-1864. Victorian. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy.

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  • Accession Number: M.64 & A-1982
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/22.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Amy Jugg
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 881 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 584.67kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 22/1

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19th Century _WF_Grundy angelic angels British brooch bust cameo cameo head Fitz_AA gold heads jewellery jewellery pin oval profile religious rope ropework shell shell cameo Victorian Watherston & Brogden winged wings

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