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Locket, commemorating Charles I

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000-100-001-457-C
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Locket, commemorating Charles I

This gold locket commemorates the 'Martyr King', Charles I, who was executed on 30 January 1649.

The heart-shaped locket contains a miniature of Charles I. Above the miniature is a crown, below a skull and crossbones. Inside the locket is a lock of Charles' light brown hair and a fragment of the blood-stained shirt he wore at his execution.

Many pieces of jewellery commemorate the later Stewart monarchs, particularly after the execution of Charles I in 1649. The pieces were worn by supporters of the Scottish dynasty and handed down through their families into the 18th century.


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Online ID: 000-100-001-457-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.NF 20
Date: Around 1649
c. 1650
Material: Gold, pearl, enamel / porcelain / linen / hair
Dimensions: 3.30" L; 1.50" x 1.20" heart
What: Pendant / miniature / hair / shirt / piece / box
Subject: Jewellery: pendants, lockets, chains, beads (NMAS Classification)
Who: Charles I
Lady Jane[t] Murray (Owner)
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Event:
Description: Heart-shaped gold and enamelled pendant, c. 1650, containing a miniature of Charles I, a lock of his hair and a part of the blood-stained linen shirt he wore at his execution
References:
  • Marshall, R. K. (ed). Dynasty: The Royal House of Stewart. Edinburgh: NGS & NMS, 1990 
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