Locket
ca. 1800 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Hair jewels were worn to cherish the living as well as to remember the dead. The survival of many pieces celebrating love and friendship indicate their great social importance.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold set with seed pearls and velvet under rock crystal |
| Brief description | Gold locket in the form of a padlock set with seed pearls, and with a gold key and a heart on a chain. The rock crystal covers also set with pearls, England, about 1800 |
| Physical description | Gold locket the frame and loop in the form of a padlock set with seed pearls, and with a gold key and a heart on a chain. The rock crystal covers also set with pearls, and covers a piece of velvet. |
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| Object history | Part of a group of memorial and mourning jewels bought from Dr Marco Guastalla, acting on behalf of 'an English lady residing in Italy' (museum numbers 846-1888 to 989-1888) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Hair jewels were worn to cherish the living as well as to remember the dead. The survival of many pieces celebrating love and friendship indicate their great social importance. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 928-1888 |
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| Record created | August 22, 2006 |
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