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Memorial works

Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband

    CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)

    Locket

    1861

    Gold, hair and a photograph | 2.0 x 1.7 cm (whole object) | RCIN 45502

    A gold locket containing a photograph of Prince Albert (1819-61), on the left, and a lock of hair on the right. The hair sits on a fabric mount. Both are set beneath glass. A design is carved on the front of the locket featuring the initial 'A' beneath a crown.

    The locket contains an inscription reading 'December 14/1861'.

    • Creator(s)

      Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)

    • 2.0 x 1.7 cm (whole object)

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria

    • Subject(s)
      • Genealogy and Heraldry
        • Heraldry
          • Monograms
            • Monograms-A
      Object type(s)
        • costume
          • costume accessories
            • jewellery
              • lockets
              • commemorative jewellery
                • mourning jewellery
        • visual works
          • photographs
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