Pendant

CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Pendant
Datec. 1800
MediumWatercolor on ivory, hair, split pearls, 9k rose gold, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 2 × 1/4 in. (6.4 × 5.1 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1734
Non exposé

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Department
Rienzi
ProvenanceCaroline Ross; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"Love Tokens: Portrait Miniatures from the Caroline A. Ross Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 3, 2007–March 3, 2008.

"In Twilight: Mourning Costume and Customs, 1776–1914," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 1, 2019–January 5, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on the tomb: "NO TIME / THY DEAR - REMEMBRANCE / - CAN - / REMOVE"

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front and back of pendant
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John Smart
1771
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front and back of object
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c. 1795
Watercolor on ivory, hair, seed pearls, 9k rose gold, and glass
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c. 1900–1920
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1794
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front and back of object
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1853
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c. 1785
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c. 1795
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