Overview

• The campaign seeks £3.5 million by April 2026 following a £500,000 pledge from The Julia Rausing Trust and a public call for donations.
• The pendant is on display in Gallery 2 at the British Museum through April 2026 while fundraising continues.
• Discovered in 2019 by Birmingham cafe owner and amateur detectorist Charlie Clarke in a Warwickshire field, the find was reported under the Treasure Act 1996.
• The gold piece combines the Tudor rose with Catherine of Aragon’s pomegranate and bears the motto “tousiors,” meaning “always.”
• If the target is not met, the object could be sold privately under Treasure Act rules, with proceeds typically shared between the finder and the landowner.