Brooch

CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Brooch
Datec. 1785–1800
MediumSepia on ivory, hair, 18k yellow gold, enamel, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/8 × 3/4 × 1/8 in. (2.9 × 1.9 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1735
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; Alice Pratt Brown Gallery and Rienzi; Drawing Room, November 3, 2007-March 3, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked on the white enamel border: "NOT · LOST · BUT · GONE · BEFORE · "

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