Brooch: M.4-1836

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Brooch

Categories

Jewellery

Description

Brooch. Gold enamelled opaque white and translucent blue, mother of pearl, ivory and hair. Oval with a hinged pin which projects 1.3cm on the right side. On the front beneath a slightly domed glass, a musical trophy worked in gold, white enamel and hair on a mother of pearl ground. On the back beneath a similar glass, the initials 'PB' in monogram in gold within branches of hair. The mount is enamelled on the front with alternating white crosses and pairs of blue lines.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Miss Whitehurst

Measurements and weight

Depth: 23.5 mm
Height: 8.0 mm
Length: 28.0 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1836-07-27) by Whitehurst, Miss

Dating

18th Century, Late
Circa 1770 - 1800

Components of the work

Part composed of mother-of-pearl hair gold ivory glass
Pin Length 1.3 cm

References and bibliographic entries

Antique and Twentieth Century Jewellery page(s): p. 90

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.4-1836
Primary reference Number: 45725
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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