Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Joshua Brookes (1773-1859)
Object Number:
1945.47
Date:
ca. 1845-1850
Medium:
Plaster, painted background, velvet, tin, wood, and gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 22.2 x 17.1 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
signed: below relief: "S. Ellis Sculpt"
Description:
Bas-relief portrait.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Walter S. Poor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
