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Object Description
| Type |
Physical Object |
| Basic ID | Jewelry parure, circa 1870. Coral, gold. Gift of Mrs. William S. Jenks. 1938.121 |
| Title | Coral jewelry parure |
| Date | circa 1870 |
| Physical Description | Jewelry parure; five piece, of orange carved coral with gold wire and clasps: a) necklace, of carved coral; in the shape of urns, bunches of grapes, ram heads, and human faces; large carved face at center front; b-c) pair of pendent earrings; of carved coral with a human face with a bunch of grapes and three urn drops; gold hook backs; d) brooch, of carved coral; with three human faces, with two urns and a bunch of grapes hanging from the bottom; gold hinged straight pin closure on back; e) bracelet, of carved coral; with a human faces and bunches of grapes. |
| Materials/Techniques |
coral (material) carving (processes) |
| Dimensions | Length Bracelet 7 in; Width Bracelet 1.5 in; Height Pin 3 in; Width Pin 2 in; Height Earrings 2.5 in; Width Earrings 1 in; Width Necklace 6 in; Length Necklace 10.5 in |
| Object History | The set belong to Mrs. Edwin L. Gillette, mother of the donor, who came to Chicago in 1859. |
| Curatorial Statement | Coral has long been a popular material due its amuletic associations and therapeautic properties, but it first gained popularity as a fashionable material between 1660 and 1798. The use of coral continued to ebb and flow in regard to mode from that point forward. This set, featuring bacchantes and amphorae-shaped pendants and drops, was likely made in Italy by the firm, Francesco De Simone & Figlio. The company, founded in 1855, is based in the renowned Spanish Quarters of Torre del Greco, the heart of coral jewelry near Naples. Torre del Greco has been renowned since the seventeenth century for being a major producer of coral jewelry and cameo brooches. |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
costume accessories jewelry |
| Object Types |
bracelets brooches earrings (jewelry) necklaces parures |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. William S. Jenks |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Copyright Notice | © 2015 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved. |
| Object Number | 1938.121 |
| Image File Name | ICHi-74312; ICHi-74300; ICHi-74303; ICHi-74309; ICHi-74297 |
| Language | English |
| Repository |
Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
| Collection Name | Museum Collection |
| Research Inquiry | http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research |
| Licensing Inquiry | Go to https://images.chicagohistory.org for purchase or email rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org |
Description
| Title | i74297 |
| Language | English |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
| Collection Name | Museum Collection |
| Research Inquiry | http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research |
| Licensing Inquiry | Go to https://images.chicagohistory.org for purchase or email rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org |
