Bracelet, gilded, amethyst and pearls, boxed, presented to Levinia Martin, for nursing service in Lucknow, English, 1857
The back of this amethyst and pearl bracelet has the following inscription:
“Presented to Levinia Martin by the wounded Soldiers, for her attendance on them in the Hospital at Lucknow, during a Siege of five months, 1857.”
The siege of Lucknow was a key episode in the Indian Mutiny, the ultimately unsuccessful uprising against British rule which occurred during 1857-1858.
Details
- Category:
- Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
- Object Number:
- 1980-1323
- Materials:
- green, complete, gold plated (gilded), amethyst, pearls, leather, textile and rectangular
- Measurements:
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overall: 58 mm x 113 mm x 92 mm, .21kg
bracelet: 51 mm x 82 mm
- type:
- bracelet
- credit:
- Hull Grundy, A.