{"id":399,"date":"2017-07-27T14:20:02","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T13:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/?page_id=399"},"modified":"2017-09-01T12:41:41","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T11:41:41","slug":"pendant-form-book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/illuminating-objects-home\/17th-century-pendant\/pendant-form-book\/","title":{"rendered":"A Pendant in the Form of a Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-399 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/Pendant-Detail-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/Pendant-Detail-1-1024x923.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Front cover of the pendant\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/Pendant-Detail-1-1024x923.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/Pendant-Detail-1-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/Pendant-Detail-1-768x692.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/Pendant-Detail-1-600x541.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-406'>\n\t\t\t\tFront cover of the pendant\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/Pendant-Detail-2-e1500297576924.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"902\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/Pendant-Detail-2-e1500297576924-1024x924.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A detail of the back panel, showing Mary Magdalene\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/Pendant-Detail-2-e1500297576924-1024x924.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/Pendant-Detail-2-e1500297576924-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/Pendant-Detail-2-e1500297576924-768x693.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.courtauld.ac.uk\/illuminating-objects\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/Pendant-Detail-2-e1500297576924-600x541.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-405'>\n\t\t\t\tBack cover of the pendant\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Measuring just 3.2 cm in height and 2.8 cm in width, this tiny pendant is more mysterious than an initial study would suggest.<\/p>\n<p>Reverse-painted glass panels are decorated with religious images and set into a silver-gilt mount shaped like a book, which can be \u201copened\u201d like a locket to reveal an empty inner container.<\/p>\n<p>On the top and bottom are matching trefoil loops, and the \u201cbook\u201d is held shut by a clasp on one side. All of this we can readily observe. But then the questions start building: when and where was the pendant made? What is depicted in each of the glass panels? 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