Pendant
France?, England?
Diamonds, which symbolise eternity, are one of the hardest stones, and these two were cut by hand before the mechanisation of diamond cutting.
Earliest Rothschild collector: Dorothy de Rothschild; b.1895, d.1988
Credit: Waddesdon (Rothschild Collection)
1840-1870
Diamond and silver
164.2018
Image and text © Waddesdon Manor, 2019
Where you'll find this
Waddesdon Manor
Permanent collection