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World War One tortoiseshell sweetheart badge
- Date
- 1914 - 1919
- Reference
- Objects-0900
- Description
"Maker(s) not identified.
One circular sweetheart brooch dating from the First World War, in silver and tortoiseshell. Design features fern leaves, crown, and a banner with text reading 'Onward'."
Title supplied by Library.
Inscriptions: Verso - Text stamped into reverse reads; 'C&[?]' alongside three hallmarks, and 'Paten[t]'.
Quantity: 1 object(s).
Physical Description: Silver, tortoiseshell, metal and enamel, 8 x 27mm diameter
Transfers: From PAColl-10048.
Processing information: Description edited as part of Curios and Objects survey, 2023. Previous reference: Curios-045-004-1/2. Previous title: Simonds, Sheila, fl 2005 :[Two World War I sweetheart badges. 1914-1918].
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- Simonds, Sheila, active 2005: Collection
- Format
- 1 object(s), Badges, Curios, Metalwork (Visual works), Enamels (visual works), Objects, Shell (animal material), Silverwork, Silver, tortoiseshell, metal and enamel, 8 x 27mm diameter
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