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19th Century Enamelled Coin Brooch/Burma Rupee

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Basic Information

Accession Number:1973N95
Collection:Coins & Medals
Date:1852 c - 1852 c

Maker Information

Enameller:Edwin Steele - View biography for Edwin Steele

Notes

One of the more unusual crafts practised in Birmingham in the late 19th century was that of enamelling coins and making them into items of jewellery. This brooch, which has been made from an 1852 silver rupee of Burma, was probably made by the greatest exponent of the craft, Edwin Steele, who died in 1891.

Purchase, F E Goldie Collection.

Further Information

Production Period:19th century
Medium:Enamelled
Material(s):Silver
Place of Origin:Burma

Associated Places

Dimensions

Diameter:30.5 mm