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Gold locket with the hair of King Charles I

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An image of Jewellery/Locket. Gold, hair (of Charles I), black silk. Oval locket with the script monogram CR, with crown above mounted in gold on the plain surface. Inside, on black silk and under flat glass, a lock of hair and a crown in gold. After 1813. English.

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Jewellery/Locket. Gold, hair (of Charles I), black silk. Oval locket with the script monogram CR, with crown above mounted in gold on the plain surface. Inside, on black silk and under flat glass, a lock of hair and a crown in gold. After 1813. English.

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  • Accession Number: M.97-1961
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 1024 pixels
  • Image width: 908 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 483.08kB
  • Captured: 2010:01:25 16:08:38

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19th Century British Charles I crown English Fitz_AA gold jewellery jewelry King Charles I kings locket monarchs monarchy monogram oval royal

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