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Pin head: PER.M.288-1923

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Gold, enamel, ivory, brilliants. Marquise-shape plain gold frame containing, under domed glass, an urn in relief in gilt-metal with black enamel set with brilliants. On ivory with narrow border of red enamel and gilt-metal.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

S.G. Perceval Bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 15 mm
Height: 6 mm
Length: 28 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Components of the work

Part composed of enamel brilliant-cut glass gold ivory

Identification numbers

Accession number: PER.M.288-1923
Primary reference Number: 46818
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 30 March 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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