Necklace

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Necklace
Datec. 1860
PlaceEngland
MediumJet and metal Template for mount in accession file.
DimensionsOverall: 14 1/4 length × 6 × 7/8 in. (36.2 × 15.2 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marion Glober, Past Era Antique Jewelry, in memory of Peter C. Marzio
Object number2011.542
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Provenance[Past Era Antique Jewelry, Houston]; given to MFAH, 2011.
Exhibition History"Death Becomes Her: A Century of Mourning Attire," The Costume Intitute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, October 21, 2014–February 1, 2015.

"In Twilight: Mourning Costume and Customs, 1776–1914," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 1, 2019–January 5, 2020.
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