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Freud Museum Education and Outreach Officer Emilia Raczkowska introduce some of the most personal objects in the Freuds’ collection: their jewellery.

The father of psychoanalysis would famously offer intaglio stones set in rings to the members of his closest circle of friends and followers. His youngest daughter Anna, a pioneering child analyst, owned a rich collection of beautiful pieces ranging from jade brooches to beaded necklaces. Many of these pieces don’t appear extraordinary but held great emotional significance to their wearer.

This talk considers the many meanings and roles of jewellery, featuring some of the most personal and hardly-seen artefacts from the Freud Museum’s vast collection.

Visit the Freud Museum to see the jewellery on display – check the website for opening hours.