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| Brooch with Engraved View of Abbey from NW |
| brooch | metalwork |
| silver |
| Kindly donated by Jenny Marshall of Adelaide Exchange Jewellers, Glenelg, Australia |
| Oval engraved view of Hexham Abbey from NW, including title HEXHAM ABBEY CHURCH, in sub-baroque curly frame, all silver; with simple fastening pin on the back. Engraved view is not accurate – for example, it shows low windows in W. wall of N. Transept where there have never been windows. This might suggest the engraver was working from a sketch or a [Gibson?] photo. View from Abbey House with features obscured by trees. |
| GT(?) maker | Anchor » Birmingham | lion passant | Gothic ‘p’ » 1889 |
| 1889 |
| Gift in 2013 from Jenny Marshall of Adelaide Exchange Jewellers who had bought it herself in Tasmania |
| H 25 | W 45 | weight 5.4 grams |
| Vestry |
| HAR: fn.9 p.8 Fig.5 p.9 |