Bracelet
Category
Jewellery
Date
c. 1850
Materials
Metal and plastic/resin
Measurements
35 mm (Width); 87 mm (Length)
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 1517741.3
Summary
Cuff type, Italian brass coloured metal clasp bracelet, with six cameo styled features. 1) A rust marble effect cameo of a man. 2) Green/grey cameo of a female. 3) Black cameo of a bearded man. 4) White cameo of a female. 5) Brown marble effect cameo of a bearded man. 6) Grey cameo of a woman. The bracelet fastens with a tongue clasp with a thin chain linking the two sides. Hard to tell if the cameos are real, but could be imitating Victorian Italian lava cameos.
Provenance
Purchased with the family collection of Abbey contents in situ from Mrs Petronella Burnett-Brown December 2009