Brooch-pendant in the form of a honeycomb, by John Donald, London 1969, gold, diamonds and fire opals. Large pendant in the form of a golden honeycomb, with two gems mounted as drops of honey, and a jewelled bee with diamond-set wings lower centre. The gold on the rim and edges of the hexagonal cells is polished, the recessed areas are matt. Gold, diamonds and fire opals.
Creator
- Donald, John (Designer)
- John Donald
- John Donald
Subject
- bee; honeycomb
Type of item
Date
- 1969
- 1969
Creator
- Donald, John (Designer)
- John Donald
- John Donald
Subject
- bee; honeycomb
Type of item
Date
- 1969
- 1969
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- ©Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Creation date
- 1969
- 1969
Places
- London
- London
- United Kingdom
Provenance
- Gift of Joan Hurst through The Art Fund
Identifier
- M.14-2006
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/europeana-fashion/http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O142974
Extent
- Height 8.3cm (measured as pinned), Width 5.5cm
Format
- Color: gold
- gold
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Year
- 1969
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-04-09T09:16:57.098Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2024-07-16T09:06:00.856Z