William Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon, Future Second Earl of Bessborough
Object type: Cameo
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British, probably London
Artist: Johann Lorenz Natter
Artist bio: German, 1703–1765
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: German
Date: 1750
Medium: Onyx, mounted in gold as a pendant
Dimensions: Overall: 1 x 7/8 in. (2.6 x 2.3 cm); visible cameo (confirmed): 25.1 x 21.7 x 4.3 mm
Classification: Lapidary Work-Gems
Credit line: The Milton Weil Collection, 1939
Accession year: 1939
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