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Maker: Castellani family
Gold, cast and chased in the shape of a ring with a stylised ram's head with ornate twisted horns, a small vase suspended inside the ring from its collar; pin fastening across the back.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy
Height: 3.3 cm
Width: 3.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1984-03-12) by Hull Grundy, J., Mrs
19th Century, third quarter#
Circa
1860
CE
-
1870
CE
Founded in Rome, with subsequent branches in Paris and London, the Castellani family was instrumental in popularising the fashion for historicist jewellery and its work was the most highly-praised of the mid-nineteenth century. Their unique access to the finds of Italian state-sponsored archaeological digs, allowed them to collect and directly copy genuine ancient jewellery, especially that from the Etruscan civilisation (800-264 BC). Jewellery historian Charlotte Gere has noted similar, although slightly larger, ram's head brooches depicted in two contemporary paintings: Paul Baudry, 'Madeleine Brohan' (1860) in Musée d’Orsay, Paris, and George Frederick Watts, 'Hon. Isabella Dundas, wife of John Charles Ramsden' (1859) at Muncaster Castle.
Accession number: M.26-1984
Primary reference Number: 119042
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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Accession Number: M.5-1970
Accession Number: M.41-1984
Accession Number: M.75-1984
Accession Number: PER.M.268-1923
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