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Source Description
In 1558, the Spanish began drawing on the vast emerald mines at Muzo, Colombia, part of their New World empire. These emeralds were higher quality than those available from the nearly exhausted Egyptian mines. This style of cross with large cut stones was favored by wealthy aristocratic woman of the Spanish court including Archduchess Isabella.
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Document identity
localId
9210
label
Pendant Cross with Emeralds
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
9210
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pendant Cross with Emeralds
description
In 1558, the Spanish began drawing on the vast emerald mines at Muzo, Colombia, part of their New World empire. These emeralds were higher quality than those available from the nearly exhausted Egyptian mines. This style of cross with large cut stones was favored by wealthy aristocratic woman of the Spanish court including Archduchess Isabella.
provenance
Carl Schon, Inc., Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1945, by purchase.
date
1575-1650 (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
pendants (jewelry)
crucifixes
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Source extras
med
gold, emeralds, enamel, pearls
creator_ids
6242
collection_ids
BAR
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
3570
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
91f8eb58a2264752
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no
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no
seq
2
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photo
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0c1f22bb06f93746
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no
hasDescription
no