Breast pendant, cross-shaped

Metalwork Collection

Accession Nr.: 20414
Date of production:
ca. 1700
Place of production: Hungary
Materials: diamond; rock crystal; sapphire; silver
Dimensions:
length: 7,2 cm
width: 5 cm
weight: 21,2 g
The arms of the cross are made of six hemispherical cut sapphires. These are connected with an openwork foliage ornament containing small diamonds. On the obverse there are small plaques of rock crystal under the sapphires.

Literature

  • Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Péter Márta: Barokk és rokokó. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 1.29. (Ács Piroska)