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Queen Victoria's locket
Gold, rock crystal, hair | 4.2 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm (whole object) | RCIN 65303
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A gold and crystal heart-shaped locket surmounted by a European crown. Engraved around the rim, 'LOCKET WITH HAIR OF/ PRINCE CONSORT/ WHEN A CHILD. SENT/ TO QUEEN VICTORIA/ BY HIS NURSE. 1867. Containing the hair of Prince Albert when a child.
Provenance
Sent to Queen Victoria by his nurse 1867. 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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Medium and techniques
Gold, rock crystal, hair
Measurements
4.2 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm (whole object)
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