Annunciation of Mary Cope Morse

Jewelry

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Frances M. Maguire Art Museum

Name/Title

Annunciation of Mary Cope Morse

Entry/Object ID

2004.8.4

Description

18th-c. German cope morse depicting the Annunciation of Mary and decorated with gold gilt, freshwater pearls, rough-cut emeralds, and aquamarines.

Use

A morse is a clasp that fastens two sides of a liturgical cope together at the neck

Made/Created

Time Period

18th Century

Place

Country

Germany

Region

Western Europe

Continent

Europe

Material

Gold, Silver, fresh-water pearls, emeralds, aquamarines

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Credit Line

Label

Gift of Joseph Sataloff, M.D., and Ruth Sataloff