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.
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Object Details
ID: | JEW0003 |
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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 |