Collection Highlights
Kerchief
Date:
1776-1777
Object Number:
1952.63
Medium:
Linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brooch / pendant (mourning)
Object Number:
Z.2311
Date:
1840-1900
Medium:
Gold, chalcedony, glass, hair
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. ( 2.2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Mourning brooch / pendant with gold frame with hinged pin and hook on reverse, loop finding at top center; obverse is cameo three-quarter bust in white and black onyx; frame is ribbed; reverse has beveled glass oculus with lock of blonde / gray hair swirled beneath.
Gallery Label:
This cameo appears to depict the subject of mourning, whose hair is in the brooch's oculus; the subject is unidentified.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
