Bracelet
ca. 1860 (made)
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| Place of origin |
'Manchette' or cuff bracelets became fashionable in France in the 1850s and 60s and then spread to England. In a letter to her daughter, the Princess Frederick William of Prussia, in 1861 Queen Victoria described a wedding anniversary gift of 'a beautiful bracelet which he got at Coburg- from Gotha- a large elastic gold bracelet like a cuff - and so pretty'.
The gold on this bracelet is textured to look like cloth. A buttonhole and button are formed of the turquoise and pearl fashionable in the period.
The gold on this bracelet is textured to look like cloth. A buttonhole and button are formed of the turquoise and pearl fashionable in the period.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Gold, with turquoise and pearl decoration |
| Brief description | Gold cuff, or 'manchette', bracelet, with turquoise and pearl decoration, probably made in England, about 1860 |
| Physical description | Gold cuff (manchette) bracelet, with turquoise and pearl decoration. |
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| Credit line | Cory Bequest |
| Object history | The French fashion of cuff (manchette) bracelets spread over much of Europe, including England. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | 'Manchette' or cuff bracelets became fashionable in France in the 1850s and 60s and then spread to England. In a letter to her daughter, the Princess Frederick William of Prussia, in 1861 Queen Victoria described a wedding anniversary gift of 'a beautiful bracelet which he got at Coburg- from Gotha- a large elastic gold bracelet like a cuff - and so pretty'. The gold on this bracelet is textured to look like cloth. A buttonhole and button are formed of the turquoise and pearl fashionable in the period. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.103-1951 |
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| Record created | August 25, 2005 |
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