Bracelet with miniature of Caroline Felicitas (1734-1810), Princess of Nassau-Usingen c.1795
Gold, watercolour on ivory | 4.1 x 20.0 x 1.2 cm (whole object) | RCIN 10917
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Princess Caroline of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Heidersheim (1734-1810) married Charles William, prince of Nassau-Usingen, in 1760. She was the great-grandmother of Queen Mary, wife of George V, who inherited this miniature from her mother, Mary Adelaide, duchess of Cambridge, in 1897. The miniature is set in a gold bracelet, originally together with a portrait of her husband, Prince Charles William (RCIN 10916). The identity of the artist is unknown.
Provenance
Originally belonged to the sitter's great-granddaughter, Princess Mary Adelaide of Teck and inherited by Queen Mary in 1897.
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Medium and techniques
Gold, watercolour on ivory
Measurements
4.1 x 20.0 x 1.2 cm (whole object)
3.4 x 2.7 cm (sight)
3.4 x 2.8 cm (sight)