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(England) (manufacturer)
Mourning locket (c. 1870)
(plastic), metal, glass, paper (photograph), hair
5.0 × 4.0 × 2.9 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Vera Donaldson, 1978
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Mourning locket
(c. 1870)
Medium
(plastic), metal, glass, paper (photograph), hair
Measurements
5.0 × 4.0 × 2.9 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Vera Donaldson, 1978
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
(England)
Accession Number
D72-1978
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
Oval black mourning locket with an applied decorative element in high relief featuring a bouquet of flowers and leaves. Single hinge at proper left edge opens to reveal an inset image on each side: an oval black and white photograph of a man at proper right, and of a woman at proper left. Each photograph is adhered directly to the black background and surrounded with inscribed abstract decorations. A glass oval front rimmed with a gold coloured metal edging is inset over the image, and surrounded by further inscribed abstract decoration. The glass, metal rim and a lock of fair hair from over the image of the woman is currently stored separately. The locket may be thermoset plastic. Two holes present near the hinge.