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A William IV memorial pendant with curled hairwork, the circular pendant with a cast foliate frame and swivelling suspensory loop, one side glazed and containing a thick lock of mid brown hair carefully curled and tied with fine crimped ropetwist gold wire, the back engine turned around a polished centre engraved 'Edw'd Ayton, Ob't 7th June 1837, Æt 1 Y'r 10 Mo's'; yellow metal tests for gold, diameter 3.4cm, length with suspensory loop 4.9cm

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