Edward D. Ritton
Pendant with Carte de Visite

ArtistAmerican, 1823–1892
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Pendant with Carte de Visite
Datec. 1850
MediumSepia on mother-of-pearl, hair, daguerreotype, 12k yellow gold, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 1 5/8 × 1/4 in. (6.4 × 4.1 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1732.A,.B
Not on view

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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, November 3, 2007–March 3, 2008.

"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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on the tombstone: "MARY ELISABETH / ...(illegible date ?)

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