Collection Highlights
Camp scene from photograph
Date:
ca. 1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.022.4
Medium:
Wood engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brooch (mourning)
Object Number:
1954.47a
Date:
19th century
Medium:
Gold, hair, pearls, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 4.4 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on reverse: "M.M.M."
Description:
Oval mourning/memorial brooch of gold; woven hair enclosed in glass compartment; frame of 16 tri-part pearl and enamel elements (2 pearls missing); inscription on reverse; pin attachment.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss M. Gertrude Deavenport, in memory of her mother and sisters
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
