Locket
1871-1872 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
A jeweller made this locket to commemorate someone who had died. The back of it is inscribed 'In remembrance of L.B.F. Oct 7th 1871, from C.G.S.F.'. The widowed husband of the woman in the photograph probably bought the locket and gave it as a keepsake to one of his wife's close friends or relations. Lockets were particularly fashionable items of jewellery from about 1860 to1880 and they have remained popular ever since.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Gold, brilliant-cut diamonds and enamel |
| Brief description | Locket of gold, diamonds and enamel, England, 19th century. |
| Physical description | Locket of gold, diamonds and enamel, decorated with an initial L on the exterior. Inside a photograph of a young woman on the left and a lock of hair on the right. |
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| Style | |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs O. C. Leveson-Gower |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | A jeweller made this locket to commemorate someone who had died. The back of it is inscribed 'In remembrance of L.B.F. Oct 7th 1871, from C.G.S.F.'. The widowed husband of the woman in the photograph probably bought the locket and gave it as a keepsake to one of his wife's close friends or relations. Lockets were particularly fashionable items of jewellery from about 1860 to1880 and they have remained popular ever since. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.11-1972 |
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| Record created | January 16, 2003 |
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