Artist Grayson Perry takes a maker’s approach to exploring the Lyte Jewel – an enamelled gold locket encrusted with diamonds. It was a gift given by James I for an illuminated ancestry proclaiming his legitimacy as King of England. Grayson finds the miniature portrait an exquisite highlight.

Find out more about the Lyte Jewel: http://britishmuseum.tumblr.com/post/...

Find out more about the Waddesdon Bequest: http://www.britishmuseum.org/waddesdon

We’re getting ready to make our first YouTube series and we need your help!

We’ve made pilot episodes for four series that we want you to watch. Tell us which one you like by giving the video (or videos) a ‘Like’. The video with the most likes by 23 Dec 2015 will have a series made from January 2016.

This series is Love objects.

The other series are:

Curators’ Corner    • Deciphering the world's oldest rule b...  
Behind the scenes    • Behind the scenes: from marbles to mu...  
5 things you didn’t know about…    • 5 things you didn't know about penises