Parure
Collingwood Ltd
Category
Jewellery
Date
1869 - 1870
Materials
Gold, onyx, agate.
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 288774
Summary
Egyptian Revival gold parure, c.1870, comprising a necklace, bracelet, brooch and pair of small gold brooches. Beads assumed to be ancient Egyptian; carved hard stone masks all 19th century. The complete Parure lodged in the original case fitted by Collingwood & Son, 46 Conduit Street, London. Accompanied by a handwritten note stating 'This necklace made of Egyptian agates found by me in Nubia on the banks of the Nile 1869. V.H.Crewe (Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe, 10th Bt., 1846-1924). My mother's own design and other things in this case given to me by her.
Provenance
Calke Abbey and contents transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.
Makers and roles
Collingwood Ltd, jeweller