Naseby Jewel at the Goldsmiths’ Company
The so called "Naseby Jewel", believed to have been dropped by King Charles I at the fateful Battle of Naseby, is to go on loan to the Goldsmith's Company as part of their summer exhibition "Gold: Power and Allure - 4,500 years of gold treasures from across Britain" which runs from 1st June to 28 July. The exquisite hatpin, purchased by Soane from a west country family and depicting the figure of a Cavalier at the centre of an elaborate arrangement of jewels, is one of the most valuable items in the Soane's collection, and is not normally on display to the public. One of the aims of the third phase of the Opening Up The Soane project is to provide a suitably secure space for such items to be displayed to the public alongside the rest of Soane's collection.