Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Mastery of Design: A Pearl, Moonstone and Peridot Pendant, 1815

Pendant
English, 1815
The Victoria & Albert Museum
This delicate pendant of seed pearls mounted on mother-of-pearl is decorated with moonstones and peridots set in gold. The work of an unknown British jeweler, the piece dates to about 1815 and shows the sensibilities of designs of the time.


There’s a distinct reliance on the natural beauty of the stones that allows them to speak for themselves. It’s an interesting piece in that it demonstrates the ideals of the Rococo with a definite nod toward what was then modern design.

2 comments:

Carolyn said...

I want to wear this with that evening coat.

Joseph Crisalli said...

You could...or, better still, something like this...http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O96353/pendant/#