Artist
Unknown English
CultureEnglish
Titles
- Brooch/Pendant
Date1836
MediumWatercolor on ivory, 9k rose gold, hair, enamel, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 2 15/16 × 2 1/8 × 1/4 in. (7.5 × 5.4 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1743
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
Inscribed on white enamel: "THE UNION FORM'D BY HEAVEN CAN AUGHT DISSOLVE"
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Unknown
c. 1790
Watercolor on ivory, 10k rose gold, guilloché enamel, pearl, velvet, hair, and glass
2005.1802
Unknown
c. 1900–1920
Watercolor on ivory, 9k rose gold, hair, seed pearls, enamel, and glass
2005.1641
Andrew Plimer
c. 1785
Watercolor on ivory, 9k rose gold, hair, embossed metallic foil, and glass
2005.1618
Unknown
c. 1790
Watercolor on ivory, 10k rose gold, guilloché enamel, pearl, hair, velvet, and glass
2005.1803
Thomas Hazelhurst
c. 1800
Watercolor on ivory, 9k rose gold, hair, and glass
2005.1615
