Mourning Brooch

CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Mourning Brooch
Date18th century
MediumEnamel, gold, seed pearls, hair, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/8 × 7/8 × 1/4 in. (3.5 × 2.2 × 0.6 cm)
Storage box: 2 3/4 × 1 3/8 × 3/4 in. (7 × 3.5 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Isabel B. Wilson
Object number2009.1666.A,.B
Non exposé

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ProvenanceIsabel B. Wilson, Houston; given to MFAH, 2009.
Exhibition History"Liquid Lines: Exploring the Language of Contemporary Metal," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 7–July 18, 2010.

"In Twilight: Mourning Costume and Customs, 1776–1914," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 1, 2019–January 5, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
engraved on reverse: 1724

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