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Pair of earrings 1835-45
Gold, garnet, citrine, turquoise, opal, ruby, amethyst, jacinth | 5.0 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm (whole object) | RCIN 65329
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A pair of gold earrings, each set with a cabochon garnet above a quatrefoil reserve with a pear-shaped jacinth, citrine, opal and turquoise; with three pendants set with ruby, jacinth and amethyst; the stones forming an acrostic spelling VICTORIA (vermeil (garnet), jacinth (i), citrine, turquoise, opal, ruby, jacinth (i), amethyst).
Queen Victoria wears a pair of earrings of similar size and shape (possibly these) in the portrait by Edward Parris, painted in 1837 when she attended the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane (RCIN 405577).Provenance
A gift from Victoria, Duchess of Kent to Queen Victoria -
Medium and techniques
Gold, garnet, citrine, turquoise, opal, ruby, amethyst, jacinth
Measurements
5.0 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm (whole object)
