Jewellery

Name: Jewellery
Author: Smith, H. Clifford (Harold Clifford)

Smith, H. Clifford (Harold Clifford)

Jewelry

XLIII. SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ENAMELLED MINIATURE-CASES,
        LOCKETS, ETC.                                            _p. 292._
        [A]1.  Gold miniature-case by Jean Toutin: the design
                 reserved in gold on a ground of black enamel.
                _p. 293._ (Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan.)
           2.  Gold miniature-case, translucent green enamel,
                 with pattern in white, from a design by Pierre
                 Firens. _p. 293._ (V. and A. M., Dyce Collection.)
        [A]3.  Gold miniature-case of translucent green enamel
                (_émail en résille_) with "pea-pod" design in green
                 and red; enclosing miniature of Charles II by
                 Samuel Cooper. _p. 293._ (Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan.)
        [A]4.  Crystal reliquary mounted in enamelled gold and set
                 with a plaque of _verre églomisé_. Spanish, about
                 1600. _p. 203._ (Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan.)
        [A]5.  Gold locket of purple enamel with floral design in
                 white, yellow, and green on gold (_émail en résille_).
                 French. (Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan.)
           6.  Pendant, set with a cameo of Lucrezia de' Medici in
                 open-work floral border of painted enamel.  French.
                _p. 292._ (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.)
        [A]7.  Gold miniature-case of open-work design enamelled in
                 green, blue, and white; containing a miniature of
                 James I. English. (Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan.)
           8. Gold locket with painted ("Louis-Treize") enamel of
                various colours in relief on blue ground. English.
               _p. 293._ (Mrs. B. Spring-Rice.)

  [A] Reproduced by permission of Dr. Williamson, acting on behalf
  of Mr. J. Pierpoint Morgan. Copyright reserved.

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