Pendant

Unknown

16th century · Gold, rock crystal, enamel, verre églomisé · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

One of the hinged sides of the unusually deep case shows the Virgin in Glory; the other, Saint John the Baptist. It is believed to have come from the convent of San Pablo in Valladolid and to have belonged to the duke of Lerma.

Artist

Unknown

Date

16th century

Medium

Gold, rock crystal, enamel, verre églomisé

Culture

Spanish

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917