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Description: | Artist: De-Felici, cameo cutter; Date(s): circa 1872 - 1882; Classification(s): jewellery, pendant and necklace, braiding; Acquisition: given by Hull Grundy, J. Mrs, 1983-01-31, Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy [M.7 & A-1983]
Description: Gold, ornamented with granulation, filigree and applied wirework, set with pink and green gemstones, and pearls. The pendant has a cameo bust of Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-1872) in profile to the right, signed DE-FELICI. Behind the cameo there is a compartment containing plaited hair, surrounded by the inscription 'P.A. Taylor. 27TH SEPR 1842 Clementia Taylor 1882', all under glass. In original maroon velvet case (A), the silk lined interior of the lid printed in silver 'S. ACCARISI E NIPOTE/FIRENZE' . | Format: | text/html | License: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/terms.htm | Publisher: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Rights holder: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Subjects: | De-Felici jewellery pendant and necklace | Temporal: | name=late 19th Century; start=1872; end=1882 | Source: | Fitzwilliam Museum | Creator: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Identifier: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opacdire... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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