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Mourning pendant
Medium
gold, ivory, gouache, hair, crystal, velvet
Measurements
36.0 × 13.0 × 1.2 cm (overall) 8.6 × 5.3 × 1.2 cm (pendant)
Place/s of Execution
England
Inscription
inscribed in black paint (in image) on pendant c.r.: WITH MUTUAL LOVE OUR HEART DID BURN, & NOW MY TEARS BEDEW HIS URN
inscribed in black paint (in image) on pendant c.: SACRED, / –TO THE – / MEMORY:OF / ·IOHN BARGER / DIED MARCH / 1793
Accession Number
D362-1980
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1980
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Pointed oval pendant, painted figure resting on pedestal of an urn, reverse with hair laid vertically.