Bracelet

Bracelet made of woven hair, contained within the centre of the bracelet is an oval gold setting containing an agate intaglio. The intaglio is decorated with a profile portrait depicting Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803), which is executed in the classical style, with an antique vase in the background, and Mount Vesuvius below.

Object Details

ID: JEW0003
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Bracelet
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Rega, Filipo
Places: Vesuvius
Date made: Late 18th century
Exhibition: Seduction and Celebrity: The Spectacular Life of Emma Hamilton
People: Hamilton, William; Hamilton, Emma Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Nelson-Ward Collection
Measurements: Overall: 36 mm x 76 mm x 22 mm