Maker: Unknown
Gold, enamelled and set with pink and blue cabochon gemstones and pearls; glass and ribbon. The cross is edged by twisted wire forming crockets and has a ring loop and ring for suspension at the top. The upper side of the arms is engraved and set with cabochon gemstones: a pink and a blue on three arms and two blue flanking a pink on the stem. In the middle there is a circular glass-covered compartment lined with crimson ribbon, from which radiate four gold cups, each containing a pearl. The back is decorated with sprays of Gothic foliage reserved in a green panel and a triangle of terracotta enamel at the end of each arm. In the middle there is a gold cross within a quatrefoil outline reserved in a terracotta enamel ground.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy
Height: 7.5 cm
Width: 6.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1984) by Hull Grundy, J., Mrs
Victoria I
Circa
1860
-
1880
Compartment
composed of
ribbon
( crimson)
glass
Decoration
composed of
enamel
( green, terracotta)
gemstones
( pink and blue cabochon cut)
pearls
Main
composed of
gold
Accession number: M.36-1984
Primary reference Number: 175005
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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