Brooch
Collingwood Ltd
Category
Jewellery
Date
1880
Materials
Gold, amethyst, pearl and enamel.
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 288784.2
Summary
Victorian gold brooch, c. 1880.The detachable front section of bangle 288784.1 with a frame fitting supplied. Mounted with a large oval-shaped amethyst edged in white line enamel and surrounded by a line of Oriental pearls; the openwork gold shoulders further decorated with white line enamelling, extended to the triple line gold bangle back.
Provenance
Calke Abbey and contents transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in 1985 in lieu of CTT with an endowment provided by the NHMF.
Makers and roles
Collingwood Ltd, jeweller