A "Marlborough Gem": Bust of a woman in profile, her back to the spectator

Medium

Onyx, glued to a dark brown sardonyx (?) ground, mounted in gold for display, with enamel, smaller cameos, and a pearl

Dimensions

Overall: 5 3/8 x 3 5/8 in. (13.7 x 9.1 cm); central cameo, visible (confirmed): 55.8 x 38.5 mm

Classification

Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Jewelry

Culture

Italian or British

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number

17.190.867

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