"Halley's Comet" Stickpin

CultureUnknown
Titles
  • "Halley's Comet" Stickpin
Datec. 1835
MediumHair, 12k rose gold, enamel, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/4 × 11/16 × 1/4 in. (3.2 × 1.7 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1750
Non exposé

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Things Gone By, Reedsville, West Virginia]; purchased by Caroline Ross, February, 2003; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"In Twilight: Mourning Costume and Customs, 1776–1914," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 1, 2019–January 5, 2020.

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