Diameter: 21cm (8in)
Gilt metal. Filgree-style tazza with circular glass panel, decorated reverse glass painting and foil in imitation of the 'Nightingale Jewel’ brooch, the design of which was supervised by Prince Albert and bore the inscription to the reverse: 'To Miss Florence Nightingale, as a mark of esteem and gratitude for her devotion towards the Queen's brave soldiers, from Victoria R. 1855'. The brooch was intended to serve in the absence of a medal as a suitable mark of royal appreciation to a female civilian.