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Winged brooch in Egyptian style
Watherston & Son
(Maker)
Gold, cast, engraved in the shape of two birds each with one wing outstretched, flanking an oval cabochon banded agate surrounded by pearls, the reverse with a glazed compartment containing a piece of blue ribbon. Pin fastening. In original dark maroon leather case (A), blind-stamped 'WB' for William Betteridge, the lid of which is lined with pale blue silk printed in gold 'Watherston & Son / 12 Pall Mall East, / London'
History note: Purchased by Mrs Hull Grundy from Malcolm Carr Antiques Ltd., London W2.
Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy
Height: 2.7 cm
Width: 5.2 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given
(1983-01)
by
Hull Grundy, J., Mrs
Third quarter of 19th century
Victoria I
Circa
1881
CE
-
1898
1898
CE
Watherston & Son ran a successful business as manufacturing goldsmiths, jewellers and gold chain makers, later branching out to deal in diamonds and pearls and retail silver. They exhibited in the Paris Exhibition of 1867.
Archaeological Style Victorian
Decoration: composed of agate ( oval banded) pearls
Accession number: M.11 & A-1983
Primary reference Number: 168438
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2020) "Brooch"
Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/168438 Accessed: 2021-10-28 11:39:22
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Accession Number: M.16-1983
Accession Number: E.SC.6
Accession Number: E.4.1936
Accession Number: E.19.1977
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