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Brooch with miniature

Jewellery
Inventory number
2021.1.29.15.JW.BC.C1860.GB
Description
Gilded metal brooch in the shape of a large ring with a scroll from each side with engraved floral motifs, embellished with a miniature portrait, representing a woman of the 1750s, in a blue dress with white Valenciennes lace shawl, black Chantilly lace bonnet on white hair. The mecanism of the medallion allows it to turn around, leaving space on the back for a lock of hair.
Materials
Metal
Glass
Watercolor on ivory
Origin
circa 1860 United Kongdom
Dimensions
Length : 7.5 cm
Height : 5 cm