Fig 2 – Jewellery Grave Group Of ‘The La Madeleine Infant’ Containing The Prehistoric Skeleton Of A 5-7 Year Old Girl Wearing Animal Teeth And Snail Shell Jewellery. c.10000 – 8000 BC

The Prehistoric Jewellery Grave Group known as ‘The La Madeleine Infant’ in which the skeleton of a 5 – 7 year old girl is adorned in jewellery consisting of a head wreath, necklace, and pairs of elbow, wrist, knee and ankle bracelets made from animals’ teeth and snails’ shells. Found at La Madeleine in France and dating to c.10,000 – 8,000 BC.
La Madeleine, Dordogne, France
Musée National de Préhistoire, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac, France

Fig 61 – Funerary Portrait Of A Young ‘Boy With A Floral Garland In His Hair’ Wearing Three Leather Bulla Amulets And A Gold Signet Ring. Fayum Mummy Portrait From Er-Rubayat, Egypt, c.200 – 230 AD

c.200 – 230 AD – Funerary Portrait Of A Young ‘Boy With A Floral Garland In His Hair’ – depicting the Fayum Mummy Portrait of a young boy from Er-Rubayat in Egypt wearing: a black plaited leather necklace with three leather bulla amulets and a gold signet ring on his left hand.
From Er-Rubayat, Egypt
Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York

Fig 67 – Full-Length Funerary Shroud Of A Young Girl Wearing Gold Jewellery: A Stucco Neck-Torque And Pairs Of Stucco Bracelets And Anklets; Long Gem-Set Earrings And A Gem-Set Ring. Fayum Mummy Portrait From Antinoopolis, Egypt, c.280 – 350 AD

c.280 – 350 AD – Full-Length Funerary Shroud Of A Young Girl Wearing Gold Jewellery: A Stucco Neck-Torque And Pairs Of Stucco Bracelets And Anklets; Long Gem-Set Earrings And A Gem-Set Ring.
From Antinoopolis, Egypt
Manchester Museum, UK

Fig 71 – ‘Funerary Portrait Of A Young Girl’ Wearing A Gold Hair Wreath, Earrings, Beaded Necklace And Clasp. Fayum Mummy Portrait From Hawara, Egypt, c.25 – 37 AD

c.1546 – Portrait of ‘Elizabeth I When A Princess’ – depicting the 13 year old daughter of King Henry VIII of England adorned in lavish jewellery: pearls and gems adorn the edges of her head-dress and neckline; a jewelled gold pendant with three hanging pearls is suspended from a beaded necklace of gold and pearls; a diamond-shaped brooch set with gems in a cross motif and three hanging pearls is pinned to her bodice; gems pin the slashes of her dress; an elaborate girdle of pearls, gems and gold adorns her waist; and she wears several gem-set gold rings on each hand.
Attributed to William Scrots, Flemish
The Royal Collection, England

Fig 73 – Funerary Portrait And Full-Length Mummy Case Of A 7 – 10 Year Old Girl Known As ‘The Golden Girl’ Wearing Gold, Gem And Pearl Jewellery: A Hair Ornament, Earrings, Five Necklaces; Pairs Of Bracelets, Armlets And Anklets; And Three Gem-Set Rings.

c.125 – 150 AD – Fayum Portrait And Full-Length Mummy Case Of A 7 – 10 Year Old Girl Known As ‘The Golden Girl’ Wearing Gold Jewellery: A Pearl And Gem-Set Hair Ornament, Pearl Earrings, Five Pearl And Gem-Set Necklaces; Stucco-Relief Pairs Of Gem-Set Bracelets, Armlets And Anklets; And Three Gem-Set Rings. From Hawara, Egypt
Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Fig 99 – Portrait Of The 1 Year Old ‘Edward VI As A Child’ Holding An Ornate Gold Pierced Rattle. By Hans Holbein The Younger, German, c.1538

Fig 99 – c.1538
Portrait of the 1 year old ‘Edward VI As A Child’ holding an ornate gold pierced rattle. This portrait was gifted to the King as a New Years Gift in celebration of the royal ‘heir’ and is said to be the first solo portrait of a child in England.
By Hans Holbein the Younger (German)
The National Gallery of Art, Washington

Fig 101 – Portrait Of The ‘Madonna of Humility’ Depicting The Christ Child Wearing A Coral Branch Pendant. By Giovanni Badile, Veronese, c.1379 – 1451

Fig 101 – c.1379 – 1451
Portrait of the ‘Madonna of Humility’ depicting the Christ Child adorned with a coral branch pendant around his neck
By Giovanni Badile (Veronese)
Azienda Ospedaliera, Verona

Fig 128 – Portrait Of The 1 Year Old ‘Lady Henrietta Stanley’ Wearing A Pearl Choker And A Coral Teething Stem. By The Anglo-French School, c.1630 – 1631

Fig 128 – c.1630 – 1631 Portrait ‘Lady Henrietta Stanley’ depicting a baby girl wearing a pearl choker, and a coral teething stem, set in gold, hung on a white ribbon around her neck
Anglo-French
Private Collection

Fig 133 – Portrait Of A ‘Boy With Coral’ Holding A Coral Teething Stem With Bells And Wearing A Coral Necklace. By The English School, c.1650 – 1660

c.1650 – 1660 – Portrait of a ‘Boy With Coral’ – depicting a young infant holding a gold rattle with coral teething stem and bells hung on a red ribbon around his waist; and around his neck, he wears a string of coral beads.
By an Unknown Artist (English School)
Norwich Castle Museum, England

Fig 147 – Portrait Of The 6 Month Old ‘Francis Thynne, Fifth Son Of Sir John Thynne, The Builder Of Longleat House’ Holding A Silver Whistle And Bells Rattle With Animal Tooth Teether, And Wearing A Gold Chain With A Gold Jewelled Cross Pendant, And Jewelled Cap And Sleeve Aglets. Attributed To Hans Eworth, 1564

1564 – Portrait of ‘Francis Thynne, Fifth Son of Sir John Thynne’ – depicting the 6 month old son of Sir John Thynne (builder of Longleat House) holding a silver whistle and bells rattle with animal tooth teether hung on a silver chain around his waist; jewelled aglets adorn his cap and sleeves; and a gold chain with a gold jewelled cross is looped twice around his neck.
Attributed to Hans Eworth (Netherlandish)
Longleat House, England

Fig 148 – Portrait Of The 20 Month Old ‘Daughter Of Sir John Thynne Of Longleat’ Holding A Silver Whistle And Bells Rattle With Animal Tooth Teether, And Wearing A Gold Chain With A Gold Jewelled Cross Pendant, And Jewelled Sleeve Aglets. Attributed To Hans Eworth, 1572

1572 – Portrait Of The ‘Daughter of Sir John Thynne of Longleat’ – depicting the 20 month old daughter of Sir John Thynne (builder of Longleat House) holding a silver whistle and bells rattle with animal tooth teether hung on a silver chain around his waist; jewelled aglets adorn her sleeves at the shoulder; and a gold chain with a gold jewelled cross is looped twice around her neck.
Attributed to Hans Eworth (Netherlandish)
Longleat House, England

Fig 170 – Portrait Of The 1 Year Old ‘Infanta Ana Mauricia Of Austria’ Wearing Bodice And Waist Amulets, Gem-Set Rings And A Bracelet, And Holding A Coral Teething Stem. By Juan Pantoja De La Cruz, 1602

Fig 170 – 1602 Portrait of the ‘Infanta Ana Mauricia Of Austria’ – depicting the 1 year old daughter of King Philip III of Spain wearing amulets: a jewelled cross, a crystal memento box and a heart pendant adorn her bodice; an animal foot, a higa, a spherical pomander, a bell and a horn are hung from her waist; she holds a diamond-shaped teething stem set with a branch of coral. In addition, she wears three jewelled rings on each hand and a jewelled bracelet on her left wrist.
Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish
Convent of Las Descalzas Reales, Madrid