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| Tiara Wreath of Gold and Pearls Castellani The Victoria & Albert Museum |
This lavish tiara was inspired by an Etruscan gold wreath which dated to about
the 5th century BC, which is in the Campanari Collection acquired by the
British Museum in 1841.
This is the work of the famed Italian jewelry firm, Castellani, which was founded in Rome by Fortunato Pio Castellani (1794-1865). This masterpiece of gold and pearls takes the form of a myrtle wreath. It is mounted on a velvet band.
This is the work of the famed Italian jewelry firm, Castellani, which was founded in Rome by Fortunato Pio Castellani (1794-1865). This masterpiece of gold and pearls takes the form of a myrtle wreath. It is mounted on a velvet band.
The tiara once belonged to Emily, Dowager Countess of Crawford,
who wrote in 1921, when she presented a necklace to the V&A, together with
this wreath and a pair of earrings, that they had been made “from the design of
Michelangelo, Duke of Sermoneta, in conjunction with Castellani.”
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