Locket
1600-1650 (made)
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This locket opens to reveal a pair of portraits done in oils, presumably of a husband and wife. The style of their costume dates the miniatures to around 1640.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Agate mounted in enamelled gold, the miniature portraits in oils |
| Brief description | Locket in two parts, agate mounted in enamelled gold, painted in oils with miniature portraits of a man and his wife, made in England, 1600-1650 |
| Physical description | Locket, in two parts, agate mounted in enamelled gold. The miniature portraits of a man and his wife are painted in oils. |
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| Summary | This locket opens to reveal a pair of portraits done in oils, presumably of a husband and wife. The style of their costume dates the miniatures to around 1640. |
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| Accession number | 7003:1, 2-1860 |
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| Record created | July 18, 2006 |
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