Knife
1842-1843 (made)
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The Hon. Victoria Alexandrina Jocelyn, the recepient of this christening set, was a god daughter of Queen Victoria. She gave similar christening sets to her other god children.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver gilt |
| Brief description | Cutlery and flatware |
| Physical description | Knife, part of a christening set, silver gilt decorated with cast rococo foliage and floral ornament and terminating in a circular cartouche inscribed with the initials VAJ, with cherubs holding up curtains to the left and right, the end of the handle terminating in a crown. The blade of the knife is engraved on both sides with a flowering spray and is decorated with cherubs heads at the base of the handle. |
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| Object history | The Hon. Victoria Alexandrina Jocelyn was a god daughter of Queen Victoria who gave similar christening sets to her other god children. |
| Historical context | The Hon. Victoria Alexandrina Jocelyn, although not recorded in ‘Burke’s Peerage’, is thought to have been the eldest child of Robert Jocelyn, styled Viscount Jocelyn, and his wife Frances Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the 5th Earl of Cowper whom he married on 27 April 1841. Lady Jocelyn was a Lady of the Bedchamber from 1841-1867 & chosen by Queen Victoria as one of her train bearers at her Coronation. She was a member of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert. |
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| Summary | The Hon. Victoria Alexandrina Jocelyn, the recepient of this christening set, was a god daughter of Queen Victoria. She gave similar christening sets to her other god children. |
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| Accession number | M.14-1965 |
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| Record created | March 11, 2004 |
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