gold heart-shaped pendant

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c. 1905

Overview

15C gold heart-shaped pendant.

Historical information

This gold pendant with a gold chain was presented at a social function held at Walkaway on 19 September 1905, by the P.H.C. to Eena Morrell. The following day she married Franck Clinch at the Wesleyan Chapel, Greenough.

Eena Gertrude Morrell (1879-1969) was the daughter of John F. and Mary Morrell (nee Waldeck).

Francis Edward Mortimer Clinch (1879-1945) was a son of Thomas and Sarah Clinch.

The couple lived at Cliff Grange and then Donnaville Farm, Greenough. They had four daughters and one son.

The pendant was donated in 2011 by Joy Clinch. It originally came with a long gold chain but that had been divided between Eena’s four daughters, Greta, Dora, Hazel and Mary.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB0803

Item type

Jewellery

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Gold

Width

32 mm

Height or length

40 mm

Depth

3 mm

Inscriptions and markings

entwined M C inscribed on front.
On reverse "Presented to Miss Morrell by P.H.C. Walkaway on the eve of her WEDDING 19.9.05."
stamped "15C"

Contextual Information

Pendants like this from the late Victorian era are not rare. However this pendant with good provenance is indicative of the prosperity of the Greenough community in the early 1900s, and of the high regard considered towards Eena Morrell.

Keywords

Morrell, Walkaway, Clinch

Year

c. 1905

Statement of significance

The object 'Gold heart-shaped Pendant' (GMOB0803) is a rare example and has very high aesthetic significance, given its (form, colour, texture). The item has low scientific significance, although being representative of the class COSTUME ACCESSORIES/Jewellery in good condition. The item has historic significance for the local community and has good interpretive potential. This item has very high social significance given it was owner EENA GERTRUDE MORRELL(1905),

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Greenough Museum and Gardens

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