Mourning locket
Primavesi Bros.
Category
Jewellery
Date
1870 (circa)
Materials
gold, turquoise, rock crystal & hair
Place of origin
Bournemouth
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 288788
Summary
An oval gold locket-front pendant, c.1870, mounted with a polished rock crystal plaque over a hair interior and applied with a turquoise-set gold monogram. The frame is set all round with turquoises repeated on the suspension loop. It has a plain gold back. The pendant is presented in case by Primavesi Brothers, Birmingham.
Makers and roles
Primavesi Bros., jeweller Primavesi Bros., retailer