Portrait pendant

1801 - 1900

Around 1870 the medallion became a must-have novelty. Those containing photographs were particularly popular. This one was engraved with the monogram JV amidst scrollwork. The photographs which are still in the medallion show a young woman on the one side and an older couple on the other side. They are said to have derived from the liberal politician Auguste-Frédéric Vergote (1885-1906), who was governor of Namur, Hainaut and Brabant at the end of the nineteenth century.

• Places and dates

  Unknown, 1801? - 1900? (Production)

• Materials

  Photographic paper , Paper , Textile , Silver

• Dimensions

  • Length: 50 mm (Maximum)
  • Width: 49.5 mm (Open)

• Category

  Jewellery

• Object number

  S2005/116

• IPR status

  Public domain