Brooch

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Brooch
Date1863
MediumHairwork on ivory, 12k yellow gold, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 × 2 7/8 × 3/8 in. (5.7 × 7.3 × 1 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1766
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
Ll 20 Public Corridor
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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"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
Engraved on verso: "Caroline / In remembrance of / Henrietta. / August 24th 1863"

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