Bracelet

Description

Coral jewelry regained popularity toward the end of the eighteenth century. Philadelphia silversmith Daniel Dupuy Jr. (1719-1807) responded to the fad for coral ornaments by creating a coral necklace and bracelet. Part of a matching set, this bracelet is made from two strands of red coral, each made of flattened globular beads. The beads are linked together by a twisted gold wire threaded through each bead’s center. The gold clasp is engraved with a basket of flowers on the front and the underside with the initials “M*D.” The clasp has three eyelets suggesting that it was made to accommodate bracelets of two or three strands. The matching necklace (Winterthur 1962. 0085. 002) is a single strand of coral.