Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cameo of Jenny Lind in box
Object Number:
1945.220a-c
Date:
1850-1860
Medium:
Shell; wood
Dimensions:
Box: 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 3.8 cm )
Overall (cameo): 1/8 x 7/8 x 1 in. (0.3 x 2.2 x 2.5 cm)
Description:
Carved cameo portrait on shell, supposedly of Jenny Lind, housed in circular turned wooden box with inlaid design of concentric stars on top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.