Gold bracelet set with agates

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This gold bracelet, set with agates, was possibly made in Aberdeen by M Rettie. The design was registered in 1858.

The heart-shaped pendant at the end of the bracelet contains a lock of hair.

Scotland has rich sources of agates, jaspers, bloodstones, cairngorms and granites all popular in 19th-century jewellery. Queen Victoria's love of the Highlands and interest in Scottish traditions helped foster the popularity of 'Scotch pebble' jewellery.

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• Online ID: 000-100-001-517-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.NI 19
• Date: Around 1858
  
• Material: Gold; agate and other native stones
  Bracelet
  
• Dimensions: 200 mm L
  
• What: Bracelet
  
• Subject: Jewellery (bangles, ear rings, slides, cameos, bracelets, etc.) (NMAS Classification)
  
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• Description: Gold bracelet set with agate and other native stones, the pendant heart with a window for a hair ornament on the reverse
  
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