An oval gilt metal locket circa 1900.
Category
Jewellery
Date
1900
Materials
Hair, Silk, Glass, Gilt
Measurements
70 x 45 mm
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Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 1117770
Summary
An oval gilt metal locket circa 1900 deficient of miniature or photograph and containing a fragment of hair.
Full description
An oval gilt metal locket circa 1900 deficient of miniature or photograph and containing a fragment of hair. 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)