Locket
Category
Ivory and bone
Date
Unknown
Materials
Ivory, gold, photographic paper and hair
Measurements
65 mm (H); 40 mm (W); 10 mm (D)
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 17912
Summary
Ivory locket with gold monogram reading; AAG. Gold hinge on one side, gold clasp on opposite site and gold loop on top. Inside the locket on the left is a photograph of a young woman, below the initials; AAG (Albinia Anne Gibbs). Date around lower edge reads; Born 7th June 1853. The right-hand side contains a lock of plaited hair below the etched date; Died 17th April 1874.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.