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JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)
Gold pendant with portraits of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria
c. 1860Gold pendant with pearls, containing two hand coloured photographs | 4.9 x 3.8 cm (whole object) | RCIN 14913
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert regularly gifted presents of jewellery with personal touches, including hair, photographs and sometimes their children's baby teeth.
This pendant features hand-coloured photographs of the couple. The construction of the pendant allows for the pendant to swivel so both sides can be revealed.
