Pendant

Description

Oval gold and enamel pendant with tiny miniatures of Mary, Queen of Scots and James VI on the outside and portrait of a man on the inside, surrounded by ropework of seed pearls, late 16th century

Museum reference

H.NF 74

Object name

Pendant

Date

Late 16th century

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Pearl

Physical description

Gold and enamel with seed pearls and a pendant pearl

Associations

Depicted: Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542 - 1587
Depicted: James VI and I, King of Scotland, England and Ireland, 1566 - 1625

Exhibitions

• Mary Queen of Scots (28 Jun 2013 - 17 Nov 2013)
  National Museum of Scotland