Name of Object:

Egyptianising necklace

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Holding Institution:

The British Museum

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Date of Object:

c. 1880

Inventory Number:

1978.1002,1120

Provenance:

France

Description:

Gold fringe necklace in the form of cast alternating lotus flowers and buds. Illustrates the influence of Egyptian motifs on 19th French jewellery. As was typical, this necklace is not derived from an original, but a more free creation based on patrern books.

Citation of this web page:

"Egyptianising necklace" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;uk;40;en

MWNF Working Number: UK 040