Cameo
Category
Jewellery
Date
1850
Materials
Shell, gold.
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 288888
Summary
19th century Italian shell cameo brooch, c. 1850. Carved to depict Aurora driving a chariot led by three horses, in an English gold mount with scrolling decoration.
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.