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Source Description
This elegant, jeweled wedding collar (incomplete) was reputedly worn by the scion of a powerful Hungarian noble family allied with the Habsburgs, Palatine Miklos Esterhazy, at his wedding in 1611. The design evokes a stylized flower garland interspersed with references to love and marriage, including right hands clasped around a heart (union based on good faith and love), doves (affection), cornucopias (prosperity), and forget-me-nots (loyalty). Such a piece of ritual jewelry could be valued as a striking symbol of the fundamental importance of marital alliances to the Habsburgs.The associated ornament has two hooks on the back for fastening it to clothing.
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Document identity
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9633
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Esterhazy Marriage Collar
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title
Esterhazy Marriage Collar
description
This elegant, jeweled wedding collar (incomplete) was reputedly worn by the scion of a powerful Hungarian noble family allied with the Habsburgs, Palatine Miklos Esterhazy, at his wedding in 1611. The design evokes a stylized flower garland interspersed with references to love and marriage, including right hands clasped around a heart (union based on good faith and love), doves (affection), cornucopias (prosperity), and forget-me-nots (loyalty). Such a piece of ritual jewelry could be valued as a striking symbol of the fundamental importance of marital alliances to the Habsburgs.The associated ornament has two hooks on the back for fastening it to clothing.
provenance
Counts Esterhazy, by inheritance; Bishop Sigismund Bubics (Zsigmund Bubics) of Kaschau (Kosice), by purchase; Jacques Seligmann, Paris (No. 101 in French Sale); Henry Walters, 1923, by purchase; Sadie Jones (Mrs Henry Walters), 1931, by inheritance; Sale, Parke-Bernet, New York, May 1, 1941, no. 1289; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
date
ca. 1611 (Baroque)
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CC0
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en
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Enamels
necklaces
collars
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3
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3
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import
dimensionsRaw
L: 18 in. (45.7 cm)
Source extras
dynasty
House of Habsburg
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gold, enamel, rubies, emeralds, pearls, sapphires, stones, other gems or colored glass
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15496
15497
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2054
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2704
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