Brooch
Sterling-silver brooch in the shape of a miniature Ghurkha knife from which is suspended a figure of Humpty Dumpty. The figure of Humpty Dumpty contains a coloured photographic reproduction of a portrait depicting Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Charles Edward Madden (1862-1935), on the back of its head. The portrait is inscribed with the name 'ADMIRAL MADDEN'. The front of Humpty Dumpty has a smiling face on wooden hemisphere, one of the white bead eyes is missing.
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Object Details
ID: | JEW0280 |
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Collection: | Decorative art |
Type: | Brooch |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | circa 1930 |
People: | Madden, Charles Edward; Dumpty, Humpty |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 32 mm x 39 mm x 12 mm |
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