LIII. SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, FLEMISH, AND FRENCH PEASANT
JEWELLERY, ETC. _p. 342._
1. Bow-shaped breast-ornament of gold set with
emeralds, and having large emerald pendant.
Spanish, seventeenth century. _p. 204._
(Mrs. Close.)
2. Earring of gold filigree hung with pendants.
Portuguese. _p. 347._ (Lady Cook, Viscondessa
de Monserrate.)
3. Gold pendant set with rose diamonds mounted on
silver rosettes. Flemish, eighteenth century.
_p. 345._ (H. C. S.)
4. Silver cross set with crystals. French (Normandy).
_p. 342._ (H. C. S.)
5. Pendent badge of brass, enamelled black, white,
and blue, containing a crowned monogram of the
Virgin. Spanish (Barcelona), seventeenth
century. _p. 204._ (H. C. S.)
LIV. "ADRIATIC" JEWELLERY. _p. 346._
1. Pendant in form of a ship, enriched with
coloured enamels and hung with clusters of
pearls. (Mr. Jeffery Whitehead.)
2. Ship pendant of gold filigree hung with pearls.
(Mr. Jeffery Whitehead.)
3-4. Pair of enamelled earrings hung with clusters
of pearls. (Mr. Jeffery Whitehead.)
5. Long earring of gold filigree mounted and hung
with pearls. (Mr. Jeffery Whitehead.)
6-8. Pendant and pair of earrings, of gold filigree
enriched with coloured enamels. From the Island
of Patmos. (Mr. Cecil H. Smith.)
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