Mourning slide. Gold, silk, paste crystal. Oval, containing, under faceted paste crystal, the upper part of a skeleton flanked by two cherubs with trumpets. Below is a tablet with the words COME YE BLESSED. The scene is surrounded by a looped border of copper-coloured thread, all set on background of pale brown silk. On the back is inscribed 'J Figfall/Obt 18 : mar./98 ceta: 57'.
Depth: 20.5 mm
Height: 6.0 mm
Length: 18.5 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George
17th Century, Late
18th Century, Early#
Circa
1670
-
1730
Part composed of thread gold silk (textile) paste (glass)
Accession number: PER.185-1923
Primary reference Number: 46057
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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