Object Number 1981.0141

Object Name

Brooch (Mourning brooch or pin)

Category

Jewelry

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Roland E. Jester in memory of Margo Jester

Place of Origin

Probably England, Europe

Date

1778

Subjects

Mourning imagery

Materials

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

Techniques

Hair work, Hair work (palette work)

Dimensions (inches)

0.56 (H) , 0.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

1.43 (H) , 1.27 (W)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fales, Martha Gandy. 1995 Jewelry in America, 1600-1800.
• Similar objects; p.101 and p. 104