
Kate Flitcroft
Co-Head of Department UK
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Co-Head of Department UK

Co-Head of Department UK
For a comparable wreath set with pearls by Castellani with a matching festoon necklace see Bury, S., 'Jewellery 1789-1910, The International Era', Vol II, p. 580, ill.pl. 298). The Castellani myrtle wreath was given to Emily Bootle-Wilbrahim (1848-1934) upon her marriage in 1869 to James, Lord Lindsay (1847-1913), later 26th Earl of Crawford.
Traditionally associated with marriage since antiquity, gold myrtle wreaths have been excavated extensively in Macedonia. Its use in bridal jewellery became very popular during Queen Victoria's reign with increasing academic interest in the language of flowers and the fashion for archaeological revivalist styles.