Gold and enamel heart shaped locket of Charlotte, Baroness Anselm von Rothschild (née de Rothschild) (1807-1859) with diamond set coronet, c.1820. The front of the locket is white enamel patterned on gold with a ruby, diamond and amethyst on the front; the reverse is black enamel patterned on gold with initials 'CR'. One side contains a portrait of Anselm Salomon von Rothschild (1803-1874).
Charlotte, the eldest of Nathan Mayer Rothschild's children, was born in Manchester in 1807, a clever, cultivated woman devoted to the upbringing of her children. She married her cousin, Anselm on 11 September 1826 in Frankfurt, where they settled in a house on Neue Mainzerstrasse. The couple also had a home in Vienna, where Anselm was closely involved with the management of the Viennese banking house. Charlotte is depicted wearing this locket in the Hobday portrait of N M Rothschild and his family which hangs at New Court.
Mourning bracelet for Hannah, Mrs Nathan Mayer Rothschild. (1783-1850), inscribed “In memory of Hannah de Rothschild died on the 5th Sept 1850.”
In 1806, Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777-1836) married Hannah Cohen, daughter of Levi Barent Cohen, eight years after his arrival in England. Cohen had faith in his new son-in-law. Hannah was one of Nathan's closest associates, being consulted on business matters as well as taking care of the household and family. In his will, Nathan instructed his children to follow their mother's advice, and to consult her before they took any decision of moment. When Nathan died, Hannah spoke of the loss of her best friend.
