Yvonne Hackenbroch

Yvonne Alix Hackenbroch (1912–2012), was a British museum curator and historian of jewellery.

[2] Hackenbroch was educated at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, and earned an undergraduate degree and a doctorate, both in the history of art.

[1] On arriving in London, Hackenbroch soon joined the staff at the British Museum, and was one of those who excavated and catalogued the Sutton Hoo treasure.

[1] This led to Hackenbroch and Thames & Hudson publishing seven books, covering antique silver, bronze, porcelain, needlework and furniture.

[1] She died on 7 September 2012, in her flat at 31 Hyde Park Gardens, Bayswater, London, four months after celebrating her 100th birthday.