brooch, sweetheart, brooch
Accession Number
NAM.2004-07-102-1
Description
Sweetheart brooch, 1930 (c). Manufacturer unknown. Possibly converted from a pugri badge of the Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (11th Frontier Force). This brooch was worn by Alice Rose (Weir) Cave-Browne, wife of Major Horace Cave-Browne (who served with the 2nd Bn Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (11th Frontier Force) ), and daughter of Colonel Patrick Alexander Weir (who served with the Bengal Medical Department) Metal badge sewn onto red felt, cut to shape, lacking any remnants of a brooch or pendant fixing at the back. Inscribed with 'PAVO' within a band inscribed, 'KABUL TO KANDAHAR/ 1880', within a five pointed star surmounted by a crown, with crossed swords.
