MAKE A MEME View Large Image German - Portrait with a Jeweled Frame - Walters 42182.jpg A portrait whether carved in stone or painted could be turned into a jewel by mounting it in a gold-and-enameled or jeweled frame with a loop creating what we would call jewelry ...
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Keywords: German - Portrait with a Jeweled Frame - Walters 42182.jpg A portrait whether carved in stone or painted could be turned into a jewel by mounting it in a gold-and-enameled or jeweled frame with a loop creating what we would call jewelry Such pendants were often worn on a chain They honored the person represented and one's relation to them This example has been set in gold with encrusted enamel ca 1550 1575 Renaissance honestone gold with enamel rubies diamonds and pearls cm 6 5 5 5 accession number 42 182 33706 Joseph Brummer New York Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Germany Walters Art Museum license Renaissance applied arts in the Walters Art Museum German art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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