King Charles I’s Pearl Earring

Browsing on the Internet I came by chance upon an article about the pearl earring worn in his left ear by King Charles I. I had seen a black and white photograph of it many years before but this had both a colour image and a history of this item of personal jewellery.

The post, from Atlas Obscura, also has contemporary paintings of the King wearing the pearl from the age of 15 onwards, and can be viewed at 

The Glamorous Pearl Earring King Charles I Wore to His Execution

The earring itself is now part of the collection of the Dukes of Portland on display at the Harley Gallery on the Welbeck estate in Nottinghamshire.