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Locket: M/P.23-1938

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Gold, chased enamelled with coat of arms. Champlevé, engraved and enamelled in green and white on one side (a), and on the other (b) remnants of black and white enamel, Oval, with two rings and two chains which join a suspension ring. On one side (a) a wolf's head in a crown surrounded by scrolls; on the other (b) a coat of arms.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

L.D. Cunliffe Bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.4 cm
Height: 3.1 cm
Height: 5.6 cm
Width: 2.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham

Dating

17th Century#
Circa 1600 - 1700

Components of the work

Part composed of enamel ( green, white, black) gold

Identification numbers

Accession number: M/P.23-1938
Primary reference Number: 170614
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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