Gold pendant and chain with an angel, by Henry Wilson

An image of Jewellery. Pendant and chain. Wilson, Henry (British, 1864-1934). The almost circular pendant centred on an angel holding a dove, surrounded by four openwork knots, leaves and berries. The loop for suspension is decorated with a larger circular berry. The chain is composed of openwork figure-of-eight knots of graduated size, separated by pairs of circular berries. On either side of the fastening there is a circular stud. Gold, height, pendant, 6.1 cm, width, pendant, 4.4 cm, length, chain, 42.7 cm, circa 1900-1910. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy.

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Jewellery. Pendant and chain. Wilson, Henry (British, 1864-1934). The almost circular pendant centred on an angel holding a dove, surrounded by four openwork knots, leaves and berries. The loop for suspension is decorated with a larger circular berry. The chain is composed of openwork figure-of-eight knots of graduated size, separated by pairs of circular berries. On either side of the fastening there is a circular stud. Gold, height, pendant, 6.1 cm, width, pendant, 4.4 cm, length, chain, 42.7 cm, circa 1900-1910. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy.

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Accession Number: M.59-1982
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: 699 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 369.41kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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20th Century _WF_Grundy angels berries berry birds British chain doves Fitz_AA fruits gold Henry Wilson jewellery knot knots leaf leaves necklace openwork pendant

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