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Pendants like this are the most typical example.  They are made of very fine yellow gold filigree, overlaid with shapes cut out of red sheet gold, and are sometimes decorated with a small plaque of enamel.  This pendant has hearts and a key inside a stylised star, but other motifs, such as suns and crescent moons, are also common.  It was probably intended as a wedding gift.  \r\n\r\nThe same distinctive technique was also used for earrings and finger rings.  Similar pieces are still being made today in the same region.\r\n\r\nIt was bought as part of the Castellani collection of Italian Peasant Jewellery at the International Exhibition, Paris, 1867.","physicalDescription":"Flat circular pendant of fine yellow gold filigree, with a star-shaped red gold applique partly covering the front, with appliques of two hearts and a key in the space at its centre.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"gold","id":"AAT11021"}],"techniques":[{"text":"filigree","id":"x35885"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Red and yellow gold and filigree","categories":[{"text":"Jewellery","id":"THES48930"},{"text":"Metalwork","id":"THES48920"},{"text":"Traditional jewellery (Europe)","id":"THES270343"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"MET","id":"THES48599"},"images":["2006BK6124","2006BK6126","2006BB3748"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"91M","id":"THES49137"},"free":"","case":"76","shelf":"B","box":"7"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Pendant","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Italy","id":"x28927"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""},{"place":{"text":"Lucera","id":"x42982"},"association":{"text":"worn","id":"x34724"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1830-1867","earliest":"1830-01-01","latest":"1867-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"6.2","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"5.4","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"0.2","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"Illegible mark.","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"On back of suspension ring."}],"objectHistory":"Castellani Jewellery Exhibition RF.2003/302","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Yellow gold filigree pendant with red gold overlay, Italy, 1830-1867.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"'Italian Jewellery as worn by the Peasants of Italy', Arundel Society, London, 1868, Plate 10\r\nPercival, MacIver, 'Chats on old jewellery and trinkets', T. 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