Links: PER.M.191A & B-1923

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Links
mourning links

Categories

Jewellery

Description

Gold, glass, hair, gold thread. Pair of square links, with corners cut off. Gold claw set frame with reeded back, monogram and border of loops in gold thread on hair background beneath bevelled glass.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

S.G. Perceval Bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 9.5 mm
Height: 4.5 mm
Length: 9.5 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

Late 17th Century
Early 18th Century
Circa 1670 - Circa 1730

Components of the work

Part composed of gold thread hair gold glass

Identification numbers

Accession number: PER.M.191A & B-1923
Primary reference Number: 46095
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Links" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/46095 Accessed: 2023-02-05 17:39:23

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            |title=Links
            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-02-05 17:39:23|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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