10/20/2026
Here's a beautiful piece of family history that has been preserved for everyone to enjoy.
The necklace belonged to the customer's great grandmother who received it from her mother, who in turn was gifted it from her Godmother, the Dowager Countess of Castle Stuart in Rome, April 1880!!
I just love how she wanted to include the portrait where she is wearing the necklace to pull the whole story together.
I used a couple of stitches to hold the necklace in place, but wanted to let the bottom bits dangle freely. The portrait in its original frame has a new linen mat, but the brass oval was part of it and just clips on the inside of the bevel. They should make those again! The frame is slightly recessed in the mat and the inside edges are shadowboxed to accommodate everything.
Topped with Museum glass, it is ready to be oohed and ahhed over for years to come!