The thing of mine I have loved the best: Meanigful Jewels, Les Enluminures - New York
The exhibition consists of forty-six pieces of European jewelry – pendants, reliquaries, amulets, and talismans – from the eighth century to the eighteenth century. An Anglo-Saxon glass pendant, a Spanish “magic belt,” a Mexican lantern pendant (once adorned with New World feathers), and an Imperial Memento Mori Skull, these are just a few of the remarkable objects included. The engaging title “The thing of mine I have loved the best” comes from the medieval will of a English duchess who bequeaths a reliquary jewel to her son. It expresses the sentiment that jewels appealed (then, as well as now) to the truest and strongest emotions
Les Enluminures, New York
23 East 73rd Street
April 5 to 20, 2018
OPENING & RECEPTION
Wednesday, April 4, 2018, 6 PM to 8 PM