Victorian hairpin circa 1885.
Category
Jewellery
Date
1885
Materials
Gilt, Imitation pearl
Measurements
150 mm (Length)
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Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 1117811
Summary
Victorian hairpin circa 1885 composed of an imitation pearl with matching drop and broken finial.
Full description
Victorian hairpin circa 1885 composed of an imitation pearl with matching drop and broken finial.Worn by Ellen Terry as 'Lady Macbeth' in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' in 1888. (Contained in jewel box 1117812, together with items 1117807 to1117810 and.1117812.1 to 1117815) 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)