Necklace Item Number: M3.120 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Necklace composed of glass (?) and gemstone (?) beads in pairs: dark blue, green with gold and iridescent flecks, pinkish-red, blue, green, brownish-red, and dark green. A piece of red stone or glass is set into a gold oval at the top, and a pendant composed of several varying sizes of gold spheres hangs from the centre.
History Of Use
Necklace
Narrative
The van Haersolte Collection
Item History
- Made in Egypt
- Collected during 1890
- Owned by Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn and Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn
- Owned by Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn before April 26, 1956
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), U.B.C. President's Fund (Funding source) and Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn (Seller) on April 26, 1956
What
- Name
- Necklace
- Identification Number
- M3.120
- Type of Item
- necklace
- Material
- gold metal, gemstone mineral ? and glass ?
- Overall
- height 0.9 cm, width 1.5 cm, depth 18.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Previous Owner
- Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn, Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn and Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), U.B.C. President's Fund (Funding source) and Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Egypt
When
- Collection Date
- during 1890
- Ownership Date
- before April 26, 1956
- Acquisition Date
- on April 26, 1956
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2308/0127