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Maker: Phillips Brothers
Gold fringe necklace, composed of 91 drops consiting of short bars terminating in spheres, on an articulated band, with a long hooked catch. In original dark brown leather case (A), the inside of the lid printed in gold on purple silk beneath a crown, 'PHILLIPS, / 23. COCKSPUR ST / LONDON.'
History note: Purchased by Mrs Hull Grundy from Harvey & Gore, Burlington Gardens W1
Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy
Method of acquisition: Given (1982) by Hull Grundy, J., Mrs
Circa 1855 CE - 1869 CE
The firm of Phillips Brothers (later Phillips Brothers & Son) was one of the most productive and successful London jewellers of the nineteenth century. Their range and variety was unsurpassed and included jewellery in the Italian archaeological style, the Renaissance Revival style (copying the jewels depicted in drawings by artist Hans Holbein, 1497/8-1543), as well as pieces inspired by the jewellery of India and Scandinavia. Phillips was also influenced by the objects discovered by Sir Henry Layard during his excavations at Nimrud, an ancient Assyrian city of Upper Mesopotamia (near modernday Mosul, Iraq). This gold, fringed necklace is a simplified version of an ancient form. Each drop has been cast and threaded separately, therefore moving independently, with the wearer. The inscription inside the original case proves that this necklace was made after the firm had moved to 23 Cockspur Street (in 1855), but before it changed its name to Phillips Brothers & Son (in 1869).
Case
composed of
silk
leather
Necklace
composed of
gold
Length 39.0 cm
Width 2.0 cm
Inscription present: PHILLIPS, 23, COCKSPUR ST., LONDON printed in gold beneath a crown
Accession number: M.60 & A-1982
Primary reference Number: 119114
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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Accession Number: GR.2.1944
Accession Number: GR.9b.1931
Accession Number: E.GA.140a-b.1947
Accession Number: GR.1.1994
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