PERCY MARKS

From 1620 to 1640 fashionable women in Western Europe wore a single large jewel on their bodice. This particular jewel has neither a pin nor loop fastening. It would simply have been stitched to the fabric of the gown.

Tiara – Coral branches and coral beads mounted on a gilt metal frame
with brass fittings, covered in simulated leather fabric; the interior lined in silk

This fashionable watch was made in the workshop of John Elliott, a member of one of the great watchmaking families of 18^th-century London.