Bracelet
Category
Jewellery
Date
1880 (circa)
Materials
Gold and diamond.
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 288828
Summary
A 15-carat gold bracelet, dating from around 1880. The bracelet has a curb link pattern and a heart centrepiece set with a single diamond.
Full description
In her portrait by Marie Françoise Catherine (Fanny) Corbaux (1812-1883), 1847, (NT 286789) Georgiana, Stanhope Lovell, Lady Crewe (1824-1910) is depicted wearing two bracelets. One of these bracelets appears to be similar to this piece, suggesting how it might have been worn.
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.