Brooch

Oval, black glass cameo contained within a gold alloy brooch setting. The cameo is decorated with a profile portrait of an unknown female executed in white vitreous paste. The initials 'WB' are inscribed on the shoulders of the cameo portrait. The back of the brooch is inscribed 'Mary Meredith. The wife of Ld Frk Campbell, Died July 25th 1807 Aged 70'.

Object Details

ID: JEW0281
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Brooch
Display location: Display - Sea Things Gallery
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 1807
People: Campbell, Frederick; Meredith, Mary
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 33 mm x 25 mm x 10 mm