Mourning locket
Category
Jewellery
Date
1789 (circa)
Materials
Gold, enamel and hair.
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 288829
Summary
A gold mourning locket, circa 1789, of plain, oval form with glazed locket compartment containing hair, the black and white line enamelled borders bearing the motto 'Sr. Henry Harpur Bart Ob Feby. 10 1789 In Death Lamented and In Life Beloved'. The reverse with further glazed locket back containing hair and gold monogram HH; engraved gold frame.
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.
Marks and inscriptions
Front, black and white line border.: Sr. Henry Harpur Bart Ob Feby. 10 1789 In Death Lamented And In Life Beloved.