Brooch

CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Brooch
Date1851
MediumEnamel, 18k yellow gold, base metal, hair, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/8 × 1 5/8 × 3/4 in. (3.5 × 4.1 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1819
Non exposé

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Department
Rienzi
ProvenanceCaroline Ross; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
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 verso: "...(?) 23 1851"

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