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Brooch
Sterling-silver brooch in the shape of a miniature Ghurkha knife from which is suspended a figure of Humpty Dumpty. The figure of Humpty Dumpty contains a coloured photographic reproduction of a portrait depicting Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Charles Edward Madden (1862-1935), on the back of its head. The portrait is inscribed with the name 'ADMIRAL MADDEN'. The front of Humpty Dumpty has a smiling face on wooden hemisphere, one of the white bead eyes is missing.
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Object Details
| ID: | JEW0280 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Brooch |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1930 |
| People: | Madden, Charles Edward; Dumpty, Humpty |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 32 mm x 39 mm x 12 mm |