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
RienziObject Type
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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c. 1780–1790
Watercolor and sepia on ivory, 14k yellow gold, hair, and glass
2005.1804