A gilt metal fob seal circa 1800.
Category
Jewellery
Date
Unknown
Materials
Gilt, Silk, Cornelian
Measurements
35 x 25 mm; 200 mm (Length)
Order this imageCollection
Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 1117790
Summary
A gilt metal fob seal circa 1800 with plain cornelian base with black silk ribbon attachment.
Full description
A gilt metal fob seal circa 1800 with plain cornelian base, black silk ribbon attachment. 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)