Brooch

Double-sided circular gilt locket. On one side a sepia photograph of engineer Mr Albert Norris, and on the other a section of the Atlantic cable layed by the 'Great Eastern' in 1866. Set as a brooch in an outer gilt frame with a pin and safety chain with a miniature safety pin.

Object Details

ID: ZBA4449
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Brooch
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1866
People: Norris, Albert
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 26 mm x 60 mm x 80 mm
Parts: Brooch