Prussia, Kingdom. An 1861 Kaiser Wilhelm I Coronation Brooch, By S. Friedeberg Söhne Archive It later broke in two

It later broke in two and capsized

that is sewn to the cap via black threading - the stitching appears to have been period repaired

once folded open

without lid

Prussia, Kingdom. An 1861 Kaiser Wilhelm I Coronation Brooch, By S. Friedeberg Söhne Archive It later broke in two(Brosche fr die Ehrenjungfrauen anlsslich der Krnung Knig Wilhelm I). Constructed of silver, the obverse consisting of a stylized belt bearing a raised inscription of 22 OCTOBER 1861, with central monograms of Kaiser Wilhelm I and Augusta of Saxe Weimar Eisenach, topped by a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but exclusively manufactured by S. Friedberg Shne, Berlin, measuring 34.