Fig 67 – Full-Length Funerary Shroud Of A Young Girl Wearing Gold Jewellery: A Stucco Neck-Torque And Pairs Of Stucco Bracelets And Anklets; Long Gem-Set Earrings And A Gem-Set Ring. Fayum Mummy Portrait From Antinoopolis, Egypt, c.280 – 350 AD
c.280 – 350 AD – Full-Length Funerary Shroud Of A Young Girl Wearing Gold Jewellery: A Stucco Neck-Torque And Pairs Of Stucco Bracelets And Anklets; Long Gem-Set Earrings And A Gem-Set Ring.
From Antinoopolis, Egypt
Manchester Museum, UK
Fig 73 – Funerary Portrait And Full-Length Mummy Case Of A 7 – 10 Year Old Girl Known As ‘The Golden Girl’ Wearing Gold, Gem And Pearl Jewellery: A Hair Ornament, Earrings, Five Necklaces; Pairs Of Bracelets, Armlets And Anklets; And Three Gem-Set Rings.
c.125 – 150 AD – Fayum Portrait And Full-Length Mummy Case Of A 7 – 10 Year Old Girl Known As ‘The Golden Girl’ Wearing Gold Jewellery: A Pearl And Gem-Set Hair Ornament, Pearl Earrings, Five Pearl And Gem-Set Necklaces; Stucco-Relief Pairs Of Gem-Set Bracelets, Armlets And Anklets; And Three Gem-Set Rings. From Hawara, Egypt
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Fig 99 – Portrait Of The 1 Year Old ‘Edward VI As A Child’ Holding An Ornate Gold Pierced Rattle. By Hans Holbein The Younger, German, c.1538
Fig 99 – c.1538
Portrait of the 1 year old ‘Edward VI As A Child’ holding an ornate gold pierced rattle. This portrait was gifted to the King as a New Years Gift in celebration of the royal ‘heir’ and is said to be the first solo portrait of a child in England.
By Hans Holbein the Younger (German)
The National Gallery of Art, Washington
Fig 101 – Portrait Of The ‘Madonna of Humility’ Depicting The Christ Child Wearing A Coral Branch Pendant. By Giovanni Badile, Veronese, c.1379 – 1451
Fig 101 – c.1379 – 1451
Portrait of the ‘Madonna of Humility’ depicting the Christ Child adorned with a coral branch pendant around his neck
By Giovanni Badile (Veronese)
Azienda Ospedaliera, Verona
Fig 128 – Portrait Of The 1 Year Old ‘Lady Henrietta Stanley’ Wearing A Pearl Choker And A Coral Teething Stem. By The Anglo-French School, c.1630 – 1631
Fig 128 – c.1630 – 1631 Portrait ‘Lady Henrietta Stanley’ depicting a baby girl wearing a pearl choker, and a coral teething stem, set in gold, hung on a white ribbon around her neck
Anglo-French
Private Collection
Fig 194 – Portrait Of The 10 Year Old ‘Federico Gonzaga’ Wearing A Jewelled Chain-Linked Gold Collar With A Pearl Drop Pendant. By Francesco Francia, Italian 1510
A child portrait of 10 year old ‘Federico Gonzaga’ (son of Francesco Gonzaga, Fourth Margrave of Mantua) – wearing a jewelled chain-linked gold collar with a pearl drop pendant. Painted by the Italian artist, Francesco Francia and dating to 1510.
Fig 203 – Portrait Of The 2 Year Old ‘Clarice Strozzi’ Wearing A Gem-Set Gold Pendant, Pearl Necklace And Bracelet, Gem-Set Ring And A Jewelled Pomander Suspended From A Waist Girdle. By Titian, 1542
1542 – Portrait Of ‘Clarice Strozzi’- depicting the 2 year daughter of Roberto Strozzi and Maddalena dei Medici wearing: a gem-set gold pendant suspended from a chunky pearl necklace, a matching pearl bracelet, a delicate gem-set ring, and an elaborately jewelled gold pomander hung from a decorative waist girdle.
By Titian (Venetian)
Staatliche Museen, Berlin
Fig 204 – Portrait Of The 13 Year Old ‘Elizabeth I When A Princess’ Lavishly Adorned With Pearls, Gems And Gold Jewellery. Attributed To William Scrots, c.1546
c.1546 – Portrait of ‘Elizabeth I When A Princess’ – depicting the 13 year old daughter of King Henry VIII of England adorned in lavish jewellery: pearls and gems adorn the edges of her head-dress and neckline; a jewelled gold pendant with three hanging pearls is suspended from a beaded necklace of gold and pearls; a diamond-shaped brooch set with gems in a cross motif and three hanging pearls is pinned to her bodice; gems pin the slashes of her dress; an elaborate girdle of pearls, gems and gold adorns her waist; and she wears several gem-set gold rings on each hand.
Attributed to William Scrots, Flemish
The Royal Collection, England
Fig 216 – Portrait Of The 7 Year Old ‘Princess Elizabeth Stuart’ Lavishly Adorned In Pearl, Ruby And Diamond Jewellery, Including 20 Flower-Shaped Ruby Dress Jewels. By Robert Peake, 1603
1603 – Portrait of ‘Princess Elizabeth (Elizabeth of Bohemia, ‘The Winter Queen’), 1596 -1662, aged seven’ depicting Elizabeth, the daughter of King James I of England wearing: bodkins of gems and pearls in her hair; black diamond drop earrings; a triple-stranded pearl and ruby choker; 20 gem-set bow- or flower-shaped ruby jewels adorn her gown; gem-set jewels adorn her right sleeve; a gem-set brooch suspended from a bow adorns her left sleeve
By Robert Peake, English
National Maritime Museum, London
Fig 635 – Artwork Of ’The Dream Princess c.1630 – 2000’ Featuring The 17th Century Portrait Of 1 Year Old ‘Lady Henrietta Stanley’ Wearing A Pearl Choker, A Coral Teething Stem And Then Adorned In 20th Century Plastic ‘My Dream Princess’ Jewellery. By Dr Sarah McAleer, 2000.
Fig 635
2000 – Artwork of ’The Dream Princess c.1630 – 2000’ – featuring the c.1630 – 1631 portrait of 1 year old ‘Lady Henrietta Stanley’ wearing a pearl choker, a coral teething stem & then adorned in 20th century ‘My Dream Princess’ jewellery featuring a plastic jewelled pendant, gold torque necklace and pink and orange plastic double-heart earrings.
Portrait by the Anglo-French School, (c.1630 – 1631)
Plastic Jewellery by David Halsall Toys, UK (2000)
Artwork by Dr Sarah McAleer (2000).