THE MONTH FEBRUARY
Jan 06, 2021
2 minutes
EDITED BY CAROLINE WHEATER & RACHEL NOTT
1 the ANTIQUE
SAILORS’ VALENTINES
were a popular material for making everything, from long, sautoir necklaces and cameo brooches to fancy boxes and ornaments. One of the most spectacular examples of ‘shell work’ can be seen at the National Trust property A la Ronde in Devon where, in the late 18th century, two cousins, Jane
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