Book Bracelet

Book Bracelet

Jewelry, England
Great Britain

This intricate bracelet consists of eleven rectangular segments connected to each other by small hinges. Eight segments feature openwork floral patterns embellished with diamonds, while three are decorated in green enamel. The thin segments can be folded into the form of a book: two of the green panels compose the front and back covers, while the larger central panel, which depicts a seated dog forms the "book's" spine.

English (Jeweler)

http://art.thewalters.org/detail/23764/bracelet/

The Walters Art Museum

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Bracelet

Physical Item

Museum Number WM: 57.2189
AOB 2: 04-26-2012

http://art.thewalters.org/detail/23764/bracelet/

ca. 1840

7 1/16 in x 1 in (17.9 cm x 2.5 cm)

1 bracelet (7 1/16 in x 1 in) when folded and closed.

The Walters Art Museum 600 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

gold (metal)
cloisonne
diamond (mineral)
silver (metal)

England, United Kingdom

Mrs. Leslie Legum; Walters Art Museum, 1991, by gift.

Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2006-2009.
Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry. El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso. 2010.