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Mourning brooch
(c. 1861)
Medium
gold, enamel, glass, pearls, human hair
Measurements
5.0 × 6.2 × 1.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1976
Gallery location
18th & 19th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
This brooch contains the hair of two sisters. We know this from the inscription on the reverse that reads: ‘My beloved sisters, Mary Jane Thackray & Lucy Frances Edge, died Novr. 10th & 28th 1861’.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
(England)
Accession Number
D234-1976
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
Oval, containing lock of hair garnished with pearls, gold and enamel frame with vermicular trail, 4 pearls.