Decorative arts — 1817
Brooch
Commemorative bracelet slide which has been converted into a brooch. It is made of enamelled gold and inscribed around the border is ‘HRH Princess Charlotte Augusta’. In the centre is the initial ‘C’ in Gothic script, surmounted by a crown.
Princess Charlotte (1796-1817) was the only child of George IV and heir-presumptive to the throne. In May 1816 she married Leopold of Saxe-Coburg. She died in childbirth on 19 November 1817.
- Category:
- Decorative arts
- Object ID:
- 62.120/81
- Object name:
- brooch
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- Production date:
- 1817
- Material:
gold, enamel
- Measurements/duration:
- H 33 mm, W 23 mm, D 7 mm (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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