1981.0138 Pendant, Locket, view1
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Pendant (Locket)

  • Category:

    Jewelry

  • Place of Origin:

    United States or England, North America or Europe

  • Date:

    1800-1820

  • Materials:

    Gold; Hair (human); Ivory; Glass; Pearls; Paper

  • Techniques:

    Hair work (palette work), Filigree work, Hair work

  • Museum Object Number:

    1981.0138


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Object Number

1981.0138

Object Name

Pendant (Locket)

Category

Jewelry

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Roland E. Jester in memory of Margo Jester

Place of Origin

United States or England, North America or Europe

Date

1800-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Locket, back side; "Accipe meam/Amicitiam" engraved in script

Subjects

Flowers

Materials

Gold; Hair (human); Ivory; Glass; Pearls; Paper

Techniques

Hair work (palette work), Filigree work, Hair work

Dimensions (inches)

1.5 (H) , 0.87 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

3.81 (H) , 2.22 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fales, Martha Gandy. 1995 Jewelry in America, 1600-1800.
Similar objects: p.101 and p. 104
[Book] Sheumaker, Helen. 2007 Love Entwined: The Curious History of Hairwork in America.
Published: Fig. 3, p. 8.