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Queen Victoria's bracelet 23 Nov 1839
17.8 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm (whole object) | RCIN 65296
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A gold bracelet formed of flat tapering links engraved with foliate scrolls. Set with amethyst carved as double heart. Backed with empty glass locket and engraved with V monogram and date.
Provenance
Given by the Duchess of Kent to Queen Victoria on the day Queen Victoria announced her engagement to Prince Albert to the Privy Council, 23 November 1839.This was one of a group of jewels placed in the ‘Albert Room’ at Windsor Castle after the Queen's death in 1901. This was the room in which Prince Albert had died in 1861 and the Queen left instructions for a specific list of personal jewellery to be placed there and not passed on in the family.
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Measurements
17.8 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm (whole object)
