id:			96519
accession number:	1916.280
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.280
updated:		2023-08-26 11:09:30.504000

Pendants, 1800s. India, Delhi. Gilt silver with diamonds, emeralds, rubies, pearls, and enamel; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.280

title:				Pendants
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creation date:			1800s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1916
current location:		230 Photography
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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culture:	India, Delhi
technique:	Gilt silver with diamonds, emeralds, rubies, pearls, and enamel
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Jewelry
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Exhibition of the Month: Jewelry of India
	opening date:   1947-04-01T05:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of the Month: Jewelry of India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 1-June 2, 1947).

	title:		Exhibition of the Month: Indian Miniatures
	opening date:   1952-07-15T04:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of the Month: Indian Miniatures</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 15-September 28, 1952).

	title:		Raja Deen Dayal: The King of Indian Photographers
	opening date:   2023-04-23T04:00:00
	<i>Raja Deen Dayal: The King of Indian Photographers</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 23, 2023-February 4, 2024).

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PROVENANCE

	Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857–1926] and Mrs. Ellen Garretson Wade [1859–1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1916
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1916–
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fun fact:
The fish are crystal on one side and emerald on the other.

digital description:
Worn either as earrings or pendants from a crown, these double-sided, symmetrical jeweled assemblages each feature a fish as the central ornament. The pair of fish is one of a set of eight auspicious symbols known in Indian art for more than two millennia. As creatures of the waters that are essential for life, they betoken fertility and abundance—attributes of an ideal ruler.

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