Brooch
1873 (made)
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With the monogram A and L in red, black and white, the brooch is engraved 'from Alice and Louis, 24th May 1873', and has a compartment in the reverse containing a lock of hair. It was a present to Queen Victoria on her birthday from her daughter Princess Alice and her son-in-law Prince Louis of Hesse. In accordance with their mother's wishes, it was given by Victoria's daughters after her death to Mrs. Maude Lort Phillipps, maid-of-honour to the Queen.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold with cloisonné enamel |
| Brief description | Gold brooch, set centrally with a gold plaque of cloisonné enamel with the monogram 'A' and 'L' in red, black and white, made by Castellani, Italy (Rome), 1873 |
| Physical description | Gold brooch, set centrally with a gold plaque of cloisonné enamel with the monogram A and L in red, black and white. The brooch is engraved 'from Alice and Louis, 24th May 1873', and has a compartment in the reverse containing a lock of hair. |
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| Object history | With the monogram A and L in red, black and white, the brooch is engraved 'from Alice and Louis, 24th May 1873', and has a compartment in the reverse containing a lock of hair. It was a present to Queen Victoria on her birthday from her daughter Princess Alice and her son-in-law Prince Louis of Hesse. In accordance with their mother's wishes, it was given by Victoria's daughters after her death to Mrs. Maude Lort Phillipps, maid-of-honour to the Queen. Castellani Jewellery Exhibition RF.2003/302 |
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| Summary | With the monogram A and L in red, black and white, the brooch is engraved 'from Alice and Louis, 24th May 1873', and has a compartment in the reverse containing a lock of hair. It was a present to Queen Victoria on her birthday from her daughter Princess Alice and her son-in-law Prince Louis of Hesse. In accordance with their mother's wishes, it was given by Victoria's daughters after her death to Mrs. Maude Lort Phillipps, maid-of-honour to the Queen. |
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| Accession number | M.103-1984 |
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| Record created | August 31, 2005 |
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