Pendant case

Brown leather covered case for a pendant. The top of the hinged lid has a decorative gold border. The inside of the box has gold, patterned borders on the brown leather. The base is fitted with a cream velvet covered mount, while the lid is lined with a cream textile with maker's information stamped in gold.

Object Details

ID: JEW0021.1
Type: Pendant case
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 1855-1881
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Airy Collection
Measurements: Overall: 23 mm x 84 mm x 98 mm
Parts: Oval blue enamel gold diamond pendant bearing the crowned cypher of Tsar Alexander II of Russia (Pendant)