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 title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1800s creation date earliest: 1800 creation date latest: 1916 current location: 230 Photography creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade copyright: --- culture: India, Delhi technique: Gilt silver with diamonds, emeralds, rubies, pearls, and enamel department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Indian Art type: Jewelry find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Exhibition of the Month: Jewelry of India opening date: 1947-04-01T05:00:00 Exhibition of the Month: Jewelry of India. 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 Exhibition of the Month: Indian Miniatures. 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 Raja Deen Dayal: The King of Indian Photographers. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 23, 2023-February 4, 2024). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- 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 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 1916– footnotes: citations: --- 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. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.280/1916.280_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.280/1916.280_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.280/1916.280_full.tif