"The British Museum has successfully raised 3.5m to keep a gold pendant linked to King Henry VIII's marriage to his first wife, Katherine (also Catherine) of Aragon. It has now announced that it reached its fundraising goal after receiving 360,000 in public donations and a string of donations from grants, trusts and arts organisations. Museum director Nicholas Cullinan said: "The success of the campaign shows the power of history to spark the imagination and why objects like the Tudor Heart should be in a museum.""
"Since the appeal, it said, more than 45,000 members of the public had contributed to the cause, helping it raise just over 10% of its 3.5m goal. It also received 1.75m from The National Heritage Memorial Fund, which aims to save the UK's most outstanding, at-risk heritage treasures. Other donors include the charity Art Fund, the Julia Rausing Trust and The American Friends of the British Museum."
The British Museum raised £3.5m to keep the Tudor Heart, a gold pendant linked to King Henry VIII's marriage to Katherine of Aragon. Research indicates the pendant may have been made to celebrate the betrothal of Princess Mary in 1518 and combines the Tudor rose with Katherine's pomegranate and a banner reading "tousiors" (old French for "always"). The pendant was reported under the Treasure Act 1996, requiring payment to the metal detectorist and the landowner for museum acquisition. More than 45,000 public donors contributed about £360,000 and major grants included £1.75m from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and support from several trusts and charities.
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