Accession Number

983.313.003

Alternate Name

jewelry jewellry

Description

One gold-coloured pinchbeck (an alloy of zinc and copper) locket. It has photograph frames on both sides. The interior contains moiré cloth. The locket is not hinged. There is a raised design on the frame surrounding the edges. The round link is permanently attached to a gold stem that is marked "9ct" near the ring at the top.

Narrative

This locket's long-term use by the Dunsmuir family makes it an important object in Craigdarroch's collection. 

History of Use

This locket was among a number of pieces of jewelry given to Craigdarroch Castle Historical Museum Society by the three daughters of Joan Olive Bryden and Alastair Douglas Macdonald in the late 1960s or early 1970s. The sisters told Castle Society founder James K. Nesbitt that the pieces, including this locket, were owned by their grandmother, Elizabeth Hamilton Dunsmuir (1848-1901), also known as Mrs. John Cowper Bryden.

Date

circa 1880

Dimensions

4 x 3 cm

Material

Metal, gold; Fabric

Country of Origin

United Kingdom