
Enamel and Gold Cross Pendant Necklace
Highlighted by polychrome cloisonné enamel, this 19th century Latin cross pendant is intricately designed with glowing fields of multi-color enamel forming leafy vines and floral motifs. A masterpiece of enameling, it is suspended from an artful, ribbed chain of hollow double trace links that are both voluminous and light. The trefoil or “budded” cross design conceals a secret on the reverse, featuring a glass locket with hair laid beneath it on the reverse of the cross, laid in bright blue enamel work.
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- Curator's Notes
Item #: PT-15911
Country: probably English
Circa: 1870s
Size: 3.125” length, 2.375” width
Materials: Cloisonné enamel; 18K Gold; Glass locket; Hair
Signed: "HAC Obit July 6th, 1877" (on the reverse side of the cross)