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Subiaco Museum > Records

NECKLACE: IMIATION PEARL, LEAF SHAPE, PEARL AND SILVER CLASP

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Overview

Necklace is mother of pearl and carved to look like leaves. The leaves get larger closer to the centre of the necklace and smaller at the closure. There are 39 leaves. The leaves are strung together on cotton. There is a sivler clap with a pearl dome on top.

Historical information

Item was loaned to the museum for the exhibition Lustrious Bodies. It belonged to the Donor's Grandmother

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Registration number

cwa-org-43-2024.127

Item type

Material

Keywords

Costume/fashion

Last modified

Thursday, 17 July, 2025

Completeness

83

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