Pendant / miniature / hair / shirt / piece / box

Description

Heart-shaped gold and enamelled pendant, c. 1650, containing a miniature of Charles I, a lock of his hair and a part of the blood-stained linen shirt he wore at his execution

Museum reference

H.NF 20

Object name

Pendant / miniature / hair / shirt / piece / box

Date

c. 1650

Physical description

Gold, pearl, enamel / porcelain / linen / hair

Associations

Previous owner: Lady Janet Murray
Depicted: Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1600 - 1649
Rossignol Collection