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Crown

late 19th–early 20th century
Not on view
The style of this crown, destined for a woman’s head, is consistent with that of Teke jewelry with its simple, bold patterns created by the contrast of the fire-gilded silver base, the large oval carnelians, triangular and v-shaped silver details reserved on a gold ground and openwork S-shapes and other motifs on a red cotton ground. Turkmen craftsmen used silver sheet derived from melted-down coins which they hammered and soldered together in boxlike constructions. The gilded appearance was achieved by mixing gold filings with mercury to form a paste that was then brushed onto a prepared silver surface. This was then heated to remove the mercury, leaving gold to be burnished.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Crown
  • Date: late 19th–early 20th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Central Asia or Iran
  • Medium: Silver; fire-gilded and chased, with openwork, decorative wire, and table-cut carnelians; contemporary red cotton lining
  • Dimensions: H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
    W. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
  • Classification: Jewelry
  • Credit Line: Gift of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf, 2009
  • Object Number: 2009.530.11
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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