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Pendant (Locket)
1800-1820
Category
Jewelry
Place of Origin
United States or England; North America or Europe
Materials
- Gold
- Hair (human)
- Ivory
- Glass
- Pearls
- Paper
Museum Object Number
1981.0138
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Roland E. Jester in memory of Margo Jester
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Object Number
1981.0138
Object Name
Pendant (Locket)
Category
Jewelry
Place of Origin
United States or England; North America or Europe
Date
1800-1820
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Locket, back side
Inscription: "Accipe meam/Amicitiam" engraved in script
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Flowers
Materials
- Gold
- Hair (human)
- Ivory
- Glass
- Pearls
- Paper
Techniques
- Hair work (palette work)
- Filigree work
- Hair work
Dimensions (inches)
1.5 (H) x 0.87 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.81 (H) x 2.22 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fales, Martha Gandy. 1995 Jewelry in America, 1600-1800.
• Similar objects: p.101 and p. 104Book: Sheumaker, Helen. 2007 Love Entwined: The Curious History of Hairwork in America.
• Published: p. 8, fig. 3.