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Medallion Pendant
This enameled gold and jeweled medallion encloses a vari-colored relief of the Resurrection, and below the crystal-set open tomb, the skeleton of death, and cloven hoofed Satan. The frame with silhouette ornament on a red ground is embellished with white open scrolls set with crystals in square collets. Three hanging chains interspersed with pearls are attached to a suspension loop, with three hanging pearls below.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Seligman, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1984-1987 | Objects of Adornment: Five Thousand Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa; Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee; Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota. |
| 1987 | Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery and the Zucker Family Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/22/1969 | Examination | survey |
| 9/1/1971 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 5/24/1984 | Examination | examined for technical analysis |
| 5/9/1991 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Europe (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 1/8 x W: 1 7/8 in. (8 x 4.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1906
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.414