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Jewellery (1908)

Smith, H. Clifford (Harold Clifford), 1876-1960 · London : Methuen and co · leaf 374

An illustration from Jewellery, 1908, leaf 374
alogue of Charles Fscollections a miniature of Queen Elizabeth is thusdescribed: Queen Elizabeth . . . very richly adornedwith gold and pearls, and a picture-box hanging at herright breast. Such picture boxes, with backs elabo-rately enamelled by the champleve method, leavingonly thin outlines of… … RENAISSANCE PENDANTS, ENGLISH favourite courtiers or subjects. It is impossible toenumerate all the various examples in public andprivate collections. The Victoria and Albert Museumpossesses one of the best, and a beautiful specimen ispreserved at Windsor Castle (PI. XXVIII, 5). A de-scription of a…

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