- Brief description
- Snake bracelet with box owned by Catherine Dickens
- Label
- This gold-tone snake bracelet was owned by Catherine Dickens from around the 1840s - 1850s. The bracelet is a typical piece of Victorian jewellery and is full of meaning in its design and materials. Turquoise stones symbolise love, while rubies represent strength. The whole bracelet is in the shape of a snake or serpent, symbolising eternity. In her Will, Catherine bequeathed this bracelet to her daughter, Kate Perugini. It is similar in design to a ring owned by Catherine (DH728).
- Collection
- Object
- Object number
- DH1045
- Object type
- bracelet
- Production date
- 1840s - 1850s
- Credit line
- Purchased with support from the Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Grant Fund (National Lottery), the Art Fund and the Dickens Fellowship.
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