Medallion (1800s): Art, History and Details
Medallion at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1800s, silver gilt with rubies and emeralds. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Medallion (1800s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
Circular ornaments were worn as pendants, sewn onto textiles, or pinned into hair. The decorative motif made of colorful gems depicting flowering plants was introduced during the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (1628–58) and remained popular through the 1800s.
Object facts
- Title: Medallion
- Date: 1800s
- Culture: India
- Type: Jewelry
- Technique: silver gilt with rubies and emeralds
- Dimensions: Diameter: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.)
- Collection: Indian Art
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession number: 1916.284
Collection credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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