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"Halley's Comet" Stickpin

"Halley's Comet" Stickpin

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"Halley's Comet" Stickpin
Artist
CultureUnknown
Titles
  • "Halley's Comet" Stickpin
Datec. 1835
MediumHair, 12k rose gold, enamel, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/4 × 11/16 × 1/4 in. (3.2 × 1.7 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1750
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
Provenance[Things Gone By, Reedsville, West Virginia]; purchased by Caroline Ross, February, 2003; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"In Twilight: Mourning Costume and Customs, 1776–1914," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 1, 2019–January 5, 2020.

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Ring
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Ring
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Ring
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Ring
1787
12k rose gold, enamel, hair, and glass
2005.1762
Stickpin
Unknown
Stickpin
1870s
Enamel, 12k yellow gold, hair, and glass
2005.1826
Pin
Unknown
Pin
c. 1810–1820
12k rose gold, enamel, hair, and glass
2005.1772
Image Not Available for Ring
Unknown
Ring
1807
12k rose gold, enamel, hair, and glass
2005.1765
Ring
Unknown
Ring
1803
12k yellow gold, hair, enamel, and glass
2005.1780
Brooch
Unknown
Brooch
1833
Enamel, 12k yellow gold, hair, and glass
2005.1800
Ring
Unknown
Ring
1789
Watercolor on ivory, 12k rose gold, glass
2005.1799
Stickpin
Unknown
Stickpin
c. 1790
Porcelain, and 12k rose gold
2005.1822
Image Not Available for Brooch/Pendant
Unknown English
Brooch/Pendant
1836
Watercolor on ivory, 9k rose gold, hair, enamel, and glass
2005.1743
Ring
Unknown
Ring
1792
Enamel, seed pearls, 9k rose gold, hair, and glass
2005.1798
front and back of brooch
Unknown
Brooch
1842
White glass, embossed metallic foil, 12k yellow gold, guilloché enamel, split pearls, and hair
2005.1758