Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brooch
Object Number:
1941.373
Date:
1800-1875
Medium:
Hair, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 1 in. ( 5.7 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Woven hair brooch in shape of 2 loops pulled through each other; gold metal leaf attached to pin decorates the fron; 3 drops dangle from pin attachment (larger central drop detached); loop end covered with metal chased with foliate designs; pin attachment.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession notes, this brooch was made from the hair of Jane McLean Patterson Livingston, the daughter of Matthew Patterson and the wife of Henry Livingston.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Marguerite L. Thomas
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
