A circular gilt metal locket circa 1825.
Category
Jewellery
Date
1825
Materials
Hair, Photographic paper, Glass, Gilt
Measurements
56 x 47 mm
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Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 1117766
Summary
A circular gilt metal locket circa 1825 containing baby photographs of Edith Craig (1869 - 1947) with a fragment of baby hair and Edward Gordon Craig (1872 - 1966).
Full description
A circular gilt metal locket circa 1825 containing baby photographs of Edith Craig (1869-1947) with a fragment of baby hair and Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966) as an infant. Report by John Benjamin Honorary Jewellery Advisor August 2021.
Provenance
Believed to have been owned by or given to Ellen Terry (1847-1928) or her daughter Edith Craig (1869-1947) and came to the National Trust in 1939 when Edith Craig transferred Smallhythe Place (including buildings, land and contents) to the Trust.
Credit line
National Trust (Smallhythe Place)