Locket

CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Locket
Date1785
MediumSepia on ivory, gilt, hair, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/8 × 7/8 × 3/16 in. (3.5 × 2.2 × 0.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1736
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Morning Glory Antiques, New York]; puchased by Caroline Ross, March, 1996; 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
Marked on the border of the scene: " :MARY DIDHAM OB '13: APRIL 1785 ET 37: DON'T GRIEVE IT HURS ME: "

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Brooch
1785
Sepia on ivory, 14k yellow gold, hair, and glass
2005.1789
front and back of pendant
c. 1780
Sepia on ivory, hair, seed pearls, 10k rose gold, and glass
2005.1746
Pendant
c. 1780
Sepia and watercolor on ivory, gilt-copper, enamel, hair, and glass
2005.1745
Stickpin
c. 1790
Sepia on ivory, 12k yellow gold, hair, and glass
2005.1768
Brooch
c. 1785–1800
Sepia on ivory, hair, 18k yellow gold, enamel, and glass
2005.1735
Ring
1787
Sepia on ivory, 9k rose gold, hair, and glass
2005.1764
front and back of pendant
c. 1780–1790
Watercolor and sepia on ivory, 14k yellow gold, hair, and glass
2005.1804
Brooch
c. 1850
Sepia on ivory, gilt, hair, plastic, and glass
2005.1697
Ring
1789
Sepia on ivory, 10k rose gold, hair, and glass
2005.1776
Ring
1782
Sepia on ivory, 14k rose gold, hair, and glass
2005.1756
Stickpin
1782
Sepia on ivory, 15k rose gold, hair, and glass
2005.1777
Ring
c. 1790
Sepia on ivory, 9k rose gold, hair, and glass
2005.1796