Victoria commissioned works 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 'Dec. 14/1861'.
The locket contains an inscription reading 'Dec. 14/1861'.
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Creator(s)
Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61) -
2.0 x 1.7 cm (whole object)
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Acquired by Queen Victoria
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Object type(s)
- costume
- costume accessories
- jewellery
- lockets
- commemorative jewellery
- mourning jewellery
- jewellery
- costume accessories
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Genealogy and Heraldry
- Heraldry
- Monograms
- Monograms-A
- Monograms
- Heraldry
- costume
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