Maker: Unknown
Mourning brooch. Gold, gilt-metal, enamel and hair. Large oval, containing, under glass, on a background of hair, an urn standing on a pedestal in gilt-metal and white enamel. The pedestal is inscribed 'Let my last end be like his'. On the back is the inscription:
The Rev
J James
A:B
ob 23: Octr 1786
Aet: 26
History note: Unknown before testator
S.G. Perceval Bequest
Depth: 32.0 mm
Height: 7.5 mm
Length: 40.0 mm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George
Late 18th century
Production date:
AD 1786
Part composed of gilt-metal enamel hair gold
Accession number: PER.M.273-1923
Primary reference Number: 46739
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Brooch" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/46739 Accessed: 2023-02-02 22:56:04
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Accession Number: M.5-1970
Accession Number: M.41-1984
Accession Number: GR.3.1978
Accession Number: CM.1660-2001
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