Queen Victoria Brooch

In 1843, Prince Albert of England designed a brooch for his wife, Queen Victoria, on their third wedding anniversary. The brooch contains a gold heart with a crown on top of it. The crown is topped with four Scottish freshwater pearls that were highly prized at the time. The brooch is Elizabethan-style and contains not only pearls, but amethysts and garnets as well.

queen victoria brooch

The brooch now belongs to the Munn family of London and traveled with the “Pearls: A Natural History” exhibit organized by the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

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