Details
A gilt-metal momento mori commemorating the battle of Trafalgar
in the shape of a padlock with attached heart and key on chain
the aperture with plaque inscribed TRAFALGAR surrounded by loose pearls
and eight portrait miniatures and a silhouette on card, some inscribed and dated 1805-1820; and three photographs of an Officer
all unframed
(a lot)
in the shape of a padlock with attached heart and key on chain
the aperture with plaque inscribed TRAFALGAR surrounded by loose pearls
and eight portrait miniatures and a silhouette on card, some inscribed and dated 1805-1820; and three photographs of an Officer
all unframed
(a lot)
Provenance
Lieutenant Colonel James Wemyss (1759-1823) served at the Battle of Trafalgar where he lost an arm.