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Pendant: PER.M.248-1923

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

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Description

Gold and ivory, hair and bone. Oval gold frame set with figure of woman leaning on pedestal, made of bone, which is inscribed: 'Friendship lives and weeps', with urn above, in relief, made of hair with gold thread trim. Curtains surround the scene. The curtains and the figure of the woman are painted on the ivory background.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

S.G. Perceval Bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 25 mm
Height: 5.5 mm
Length: 32.5 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Part composed of bone hair gold ivory

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Friendship lives and weeps
  • Location: On pedestal
  • Method of creation: Inscribed

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PER.M.248-1923
Primary reference Number: 46504
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 29 March 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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