Mourning brooch. Gold, glass, gold thread, hair of two colours. Oval frame with scalloped edge decoration. Under bevelled glass cover a rectangle of woven dark hair with monogram in gold thread set on background of light hair.
Depth: 17.0 mm
Height: 4.0 mm
Length: 20.0 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George
17th Century, Late
18th Century, Early#
Circa
1670
-
1730
Part composed of gold thread hair gold glass
Accession number: PER.189-1923
Primary reference Number: 46088
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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