{"meta":{"version":"2.1","_links":{"self":{"href":"https://api.vam.ac.uk/v2/object/O143529"},"collection_page":{"href":"https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O143529/"}},"images":{"_primary_thumbnail":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2007BP3360/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg","_iiif_image":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2007BP3360/","_alt_iiif_image":[],"imageResolution":"high","_images_meta":[{"assetRef":"2007BP3360","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2007BP3361","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2007BP3783","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2007BP3784","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false}]},"see_also":{"_iiif_pres":"https://iiif.vam.ac.uk/collections/O143529/manifest.json","_alt_iiif_pres":[]}},"record":{"systemNumber":"O143529","accessionNumber":"M.177:1-2007","objectType":"Brooch","titles":[],"summaryDescription":"Brooches depicting the distinctively British figure of a Beefeater from the Tower of London were made by Cartier over a number of years. They apparently sold particularly well around the time of the coronation in 1953.","physicalDescription":"Bust of a Beefeater in carved coral, with chalcedony ruff, black onyx hat with diamond decorations, and with gold pike and detailing","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Cartier","id":"A7200"},"association":{"text":"maker","id":"AAT251917"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"gold","id":"AAT11021"},{"text":"coral","id":"AAT11800"},{"text":"chalcedony","id":"AAT11134"},{"text":"onyx","id":"AAT11136"},{"text":"diamond","id":"AAT11084"}],"techniques":[{"text":"stone setting","id":"x34787"},{"text":"stone-cutting","id":"AAT54080"},{"text":"carving","id":"AAT53149"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Gold, coral, chalcedony, onyx and diamonds","categories":[{"text":"Jewellery","id":"THES48930"},{"text":"Metalwork","id":"THES48920"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"MET","id":"THES48599"},"images":["2007BP3360","2007BP3361","2007BP3783","2007BP3784"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"91 (VA)","id":"THES49703"},"free":"","case":"33","shelf":"B","box":"10"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"brooch","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Paris","id":"x29068"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"ca. 1955","earliest":"1950-01-01","latest":"1959-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patricia Goldstein","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"42","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"24","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"15","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"Eagle's head French restricted warranty mark for gold","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 gold back"},{"content":"'Cartier Paris'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Engraved on gold back"},{"content":"Lozenge 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 gold back"},{"content":"011690 (possibly preceded by an additional 0)","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 gold back"}],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Gold brooch in the form of a Yeoman of the Guard, coral, chalcedony, onyx and diamonds brooch by Cartier, France, Paris, about 1955","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[{"text":"Tower of London","id":"x33926"}],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"hat","id":"AAT46106"},{"text":"soldiers","id":"AAT185678"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["M.177:1-2007"],"accessionNumberNum":"177","accessionNumberPrefix":"M","accessionYear":2007,"otherNumbers":[{"type":{"text":"Previous loan number","id":"THES50326"},"number":"LOAN:AMERICANFRIENDS.257-2003"},{"type":{"text":"Goldstein Collection number","id":"THES54597"},"number":"213"}],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-09","recordCreationDate":"2008-01-16","availableToBook":false}}