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Buckle: M.43-1983

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Possibly)

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Description

Gilt metal, enamelled in dark Prussian blue, white, green, pale and dark pink and set with eight cut steels of different sizes. Of six lobed convex, circular shape with an open centre, across which is a bar on which the curved prong rotates. The upper surface is decorated with one large and four smaller waves or scrolls in dark Prussian blue and white enamel, the large one painted with a spray of rosebuds.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy

Measurements and weight

Height: 6.7 cm
Width: 6.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1983-07-25) by Hull Grundy, J., Mrs

Dating

20th Century, Early
Circa 1900 CE - Circa 1910 CE

Note

European.

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamel ( dark Prussian blue, white, green, pale and dark pink) steel

Materials used in production

Gilt metal

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.43-1983
Primary reference Number: 166449

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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