Pendant with a Triton Riding a Unicorn-like Sea Creature
Object type: Pendant
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: probably German or French
Artist: Reinhold Vasters
Artist bio: German, Erkelenz 1827–1909 Aachen
Artist role: Designer
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1870–95
Medium: Baroque pearl mounted with enameled gold set with pearls, emeralds and rubies and with pendent pearls
Dimensions: Height: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Jewelry
Credit line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
Accession year: 1982
Tags: Triton|Unicorns