Locket
Category
Jewellery
Date
1840 - 1850
Materials
Glass, Pinchbeck, Human hair
Measurements
35 mm (Width); 45 mm (Length)
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 886456
Summary
Pinchbeck oval brooch/locket with glazed oval panel covering human hair. 1840-1850
Provenance
unknown, but mentioned in an inventory dated March 1972. The display case was acquired on transfer of the house to the National Trust, so this item could have been with it at that time.