The other day, I showed you some photos that I was able to take in Cambridge England (link at the bottom of this post), and today I want to turn to the first of two world-class museums we visited in London! In no particular order, here we go!
Micromosaic jewelry pieces are made from the very smallest glass pieces (tesserae), some of which contain more than 5000 tesserae per square inch! The necklace, bracelet, and earring set were most likely made in Italy around 1850.
This piece is called Devil's Trumpet, and was made from recycled and electroplated cutlery in 2016 by artist Ann Carrington. It was inspired by Dutch still life paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries.
Life Began in Water, about 1950 by artist Sah Oved. The necklace contains gold, silver, agates, jasper, and aquamarines.
Inspired by a Picasso drawing,
Portrait of a Woman, artist Wendy Ramshaw made this necklace in 1988 from patinated silver and colorcore.
This is a collection of Berlin Ironwork pieces in a Gothic style, but produced between 1815 and 1830. The cast iron had little intrinsic value, but once made into these fashionable products, the Prussion factories gained international success.
An amber bead necklace with a silver filigree clasp, made near Hamburg, Germany about 1765.
The British Museum in London England
The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge England
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