watch-chain(albert)
- Museum number
- 1987,0516.20.a-f
- Description
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Six assorted watch-chains on original showcard with trade name DORIAN; three albert and three double albert chains; maker's mark; the reverse of the showcard is annotated with prices per dozen.
- Production date
- 1885-1920 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Length: 325 millimetres (longest chain)
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Width: 122 millimetres (card)
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- Curator's comments
- See J. Rudoe, Jewellery Studies Vol. 3, 1989, pp.49-72. The substrate of Dorian
is 30-35% zinc, the balance being copper, with a gold-plating of approximately 20-22-carat.
See also C. Gere & J. Rudoe, 'Jewellery in the Age of Queen Victoria: A Mirror to the World', London, British Museum, 2010, fig. 155, p.203
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
Displayed in G47, 'Europe, the 19th Century', 1994-2002
- Acquisition date
- 1987
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1987,0516.20.a-f