About This Artwork

Northern European

Pendant with Figure of Justice, second half of the 19th century

Gold, enamel, lapis lazuli, rubies, pearls, and diamonds
9.4 x 5.1 cm (3 11/16 x 2 in.)
Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf, 1992.504

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

Chicago, The Martin D'Arcy Gallery of Art, The Art of Jewelry 1450-1650, 1975, cat. 26.

Publication History

Ian Wardropper et al, Renaissance Jewelry in the Alsdorf Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 25, 2 (2000), pp. 85-87 and 97, cat. 47.

Ownership History

Tomas Harris, O.B.E. (1908-1964), London and later Majorca, Spain [according to D'Arcy exh. cat., p. 42]. Marilynn B. Alsdorf, Chicago, before 1992; given to the Art Institute, 1992.