Collection Highlights
Portrait of two girls
Date:
Object Number:
PR.012.1.326.Box12
Medium:
Ambrotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brooch / pendant (mourning)
Object Number:
Z.2300.15
Date:
1859
Medium:
Gold, other metal, topaz, glass, hair, silk, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 1 3/8 x 1 7/8 in. ( 1.3 x 3.5 x 4.8 cm )
Marks:
engraved: reverse, across top: "W. S. M. Octr. 1859."
applied: center obverse: "M"
Description:
Oval chased gold brooch / pendant with hinged pin and hook on reverse, down-turned fleur-de-lis bail at the top; 3-step bezel with rope pattern around outer edge, a band of rinceau design, geometric pattern around inner edge, meeting glass oculus with lavender silk fabric beneath, with monogram "M" outside of glass at the center, set with topaz; oculus on reverse, with a lock of gold hair set on paper.
Gallery Label:
This mourning brooch / pendant was among the items found in a jewelry box which came from the Livingston family.
Credit Line:
Gift of Goodhue Livingston, 1951
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
