Gold locket with the hair of King Charles I

An image of Jewellery/Locket. Gold, hair (of Charles I), black silk. Oval locket with the script monogram CR, with crown above mounted in gold on the plain surface. Inside, on black silk and under flat glass, a lock of hair and a crown in gold. After 1813. English.

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Jewellery/Locket. Gold, hair (of Charles I), black silk. Oval locket with the script monogram CR, with crown above mounted in gold on the plain surface. Inside, on black silk and under flat glass, a lock of hair and a crown in gold. After 1813. English.

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Accession Number: M.97-1961
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 908 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 483.08kB
Captured: 2010:01:25 16:08:38

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19th Century British Charles I crown English Fitz_AA gold jewellery jewelry King Charles I kings locket monarchs monarchy monogram oval royal

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