badge;
cameo
- Museum number
- 1978,1002.1156
- Description
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Miniature badge of the order of the Star of India with an onyx cameo head of Queen Victoria, in an enamelled and gold setting with a motto; surmounted by a silver five-pointed star with gold backing and a loop on which is a rubbed mark.
- Production date
- 1861 (post)
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.60 centimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Text from catalogue of the Hull Grundy Gift (Gere et al 1984) no 346:
The Order of the Star of India was instituted in 1861. There have been no appointments since 1947.
The star was originally described as gold in the catalogue.
For a full account Queen Victoria’s collar and badge of the Order of the Star of India, in the royal collection and made by R & S Garrard in 1861, see Jonathan Marsden (ed.), Victoria & Albert, Art & Love, 2010, cat. no. 245. For a miniature badge of the order with ribbon and original retailer’s case, see 1993,1201.1 (Charlotte Gere)
- Location
- Not on display
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1978,1002.1156