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Brooch-pendant in the form of a honeycomb, by John Donald, London 1969, gold, diamonds and fire opals. Large pendant in the form of a golden honeycomb, with two gems mounted as drops of honey, and a jewelled bee with diamond-set wings lower centre. The gold on the rim and edges of the hexagonal cells is polished, the recessed areas are matt. Gold, diamonds and fire opals.
Creator
- Donald, John
- Donald, John (Designer)
Subject
- bee; honeycomb
Type of item
Date
- 1969
- 1969
Medium
- Material: gold
- Gold
- gold
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- ©Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Creation date
- 1969
- 1969
Places
- London
- United Kingdom
- London (Hergestellt)
Provenance
- Gift of Joan Hurst through The Art Fund
Identifier
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/europeana-fashion/http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O142974
- M.14-2006
Extent
- Height 8.3cm (measured as pinned), Width 5.5cm
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Is related to
- gold
Year
- 1969
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-04-07T12:17:48.782Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-09-28T12:54:23.150Z