Skip to main content

Cross pendant: MAR.M.284-1912

An image of Cross pendant
View image details Mirador icon - view image Mirador deep zoom IIIF Manifest IIIF Manifest Slow looking

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Alternative views

An image of Cross pendant
An image of Cross pendant
An image of Cross pendant
An image of Cross pendant
An image of Cross pendant
View all 8 images attached
Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Probably)

Entities

Categories

Description

Gold and enamel, set with sapphires, rubies, diamonds, emeralds, and pearls.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Beuqest

Measurements and weight

Height: 12.1 cm
Width: 6.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1700 CE - 1800 CE

Note

Origin uncertain, accessioned as Spanish, but possibly Italian

Components of the work

Gemstones composed of sapphire ( blue corundum) emerald ( probably) diamond ruby
Setting composed of gold

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 1011
  • Type: Mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.284-1912
Primary reference Number: 162274

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Cross pendant" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/162274 Accessed: 2025-12-07 23:01:18

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/162274 |title=Cross pendant |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-07 23:01:18|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-162274

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa37/MAR_M_284_1912_1_200805_mfj22_dc2.jpg"
        alt="Cross pendant"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Cross pendant</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo