Gallery Title
Gallery Title
Empress Elizabeth's brooch
Accession Number CRRMU : 1984.32
Description
Antique circular 14ct gold brooch, with enamelled head motif supported by a double wing motif set with 11 small rose-cut diamonds, framed by a circular border of 43 seed pearls, this being bordered by rope design; the back of the brooch has a compartment for picture for hair, given by the Empress Elizabeth of Austria to John Fox, postmaster of Cromer in 1887; made about 1820
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This beautiful 14ct gold brooch is studded with 11 small rose cut diamonds and 43 seed pearls and features the enamelled head motif of its famous owner, Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
Creation Date
1820
Material
diamondsrose-cut
Measurements
30 mm
Department
Cromer Museum
Inscription
C.M.