Pin

CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Pin
Datec. 1810
MediumWatercolor on ivory, gilt, seed pearls, enamel, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/16 × 1 11/16 × 3/8 in. (2.7 × 4.3 × 1 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1744
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Things Gone By, Reedsville, West Virginia]; purchased by Caroline Ross, February 9, 2003; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked on the blue enamel border: "GAGE D'AMITIE" (pledge of friendship).

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