- 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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