المؤلف
Unknown
تاريخ النشر
1860
مكان النشر
Greece (made) -
الموضوع
Jewellery Metalwork
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Width: 32cm, Maximum length of chain length: 25cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
1480-1873
رقم السجل
1480-1873
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
1860
ملاحظات
A diadem, or crown, was one of the most important pieces of bridal jewellery for a Greek woman. Unlike most of the other jewellery she wore on that day it was only worn at marriage. Its form was a direct descendant of the imperial crowns of Byzantium, and it often had pendants across the forehead and hanging down at the sides of the face. The diadems of Pogoni, in Epirus, are the best known, but the origin of this piece was not recorded when it was acquired as an example of Greek traditional jewellery. It was bought for £2 15s. at the International Exhibition, London, in 1872, when it was described as a necklace.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Metal cast in imitation of filigree and plated with gold over silver, set with red, blue and green pastes, with coral beads Plated Paste Coral Gold Gilt Filigree
Fiziksel açıklama
Diadem of cast plaques of metal which have been silver-plated and then gilded. The diadem consists of a row of eleven rectangular plaques, hinged together, each with an elaborate projection like a stylised palmette on the upper edge. The projection on the central plaque has been extended with an added rosette, so that it is higher than the others. At either end of the row there is a longer rectangular plaque with a loose ring threaded through a loop on its outer edge, for fastening. There is a hook on the back of the rosette above the central plaque. All the plaques are decorated with an elaborate cast imitation filigree pattern, and set with red and turquoise pastes. The four inner plaques on each side have a coral bead at the top, and the rosette above the central plaque is set with a green paste, and has coral beads hanging from holes round its edge (most missing). There are two loops attached to the lower edge of each plaque, except the two outermost, from which hang loop-in-loop chains and leaf-shaped pendants. The four chains at each end, which hang down at the sides of the face, are much longer than the others. All the chains have small coral beads at the ends.
