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Object name(s):
Brooch
Brief description:
Gold brooch enclosing the hair - perhaps of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849) and his wife Sophia - commemorated in the inscription. The back inscribed Sir Marc Isambard Brunel died Decr 1849. Aged 80. Sophia Brunel, Died Jany 1855, Aged 79
Collection:
Victoria and Albert Museum
Associated concept:
Jewellery
Associated concept:
Metalwork
Associated concept:
Death
Credit line:
Given by Miss A. Kelsey
Current reproduction location:
https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2006BH1339/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg
Location type:
Thumbnail
Dimension:
Height
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
2.9
Dimension:
Width
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
4.6
Dimension:
Depth
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
1.3
Inscription content:
inscribed Sir Marc Isambard Brunel died Decr 1849. Aged 80. Sophia Brunel, Died Jany 1855, Aged 79
Inscription interpretation:
The back
Material:
gold
Material:
human hair
Object history note:
Historical significance: Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849) and his wife Sophia (d.1855) were Isambard Kingdom Brunel's parents. Sir Marc Isambard Brunel was a noted engineer and inventor in his own right.
Object name:
Brooch
Object number:
M.21-1972
Object production date:
1855
Date - association:
made
Date - earliest / single:
1855-01-01
Date - latest:
1855-12-31
Object production person:
Unknown
Object production place:
England
Place association:
made
Physical description:
Gold brooch enclosing the hair - perhaps of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849) and his wife Sophia - commemorated in the inscription. The back inscribed Sir Marc Isambard Brunel died Decr 1849. Aged 80. Sophia Brunel, Died Jany 1855, Aged 79
Reproduction number:
2006BH1339
Reproduction number:
2006BH1340
Responsible department/section:
MET
Technique:
Engraved gold set with hair
Text reason:
Collections online record
Text:
The Victorians continued the custom of using hair jewellery in gifts of love and remembrance. Queen Victoria both wore and gave jewellery set with hair. Hair curls were set in more modest mounts than before.
Text reason:
Summary description

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c7ad1b46-7013-350b-bc02-1d393795cbff

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c7ad1b46-7013-350b-bc02-1d393795cbff, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC

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