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V&A Jewellery: Heneage Jewel |
29 October 2008 |
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 For most of us jewellery is seen as pure decoration; but it can also be about wealth, status and power. The Heneage or Armada Jewel, for instance, is a symbol of all these attributes. It was given by Queen Elizabeth 1 to her Privy Councilor and Vice Chamberlain of the Royal Household, Sir Thomas Heneage after the defeat of the Armada in 1588. This Heneage Jewel with the golden miniature of Elizabeth I on the front is one of the prize exhibits of the V&A’s new Jewellery Gallery. Corinne Julius was shown the exquisite locket by the Gallery’s consultant curator Beatriz Chadour Sampson.V&A Jewellery Galleries
V&A The Heneage JewelDisclaimer
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