Brooch

CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Brooch
Date1843
MediumGold, enamel, and hair
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/4 × 1 × 1/4 in. (3.2 × 2.5 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1753
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Department
Rienzi
ProvenanceCaroline Ross; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"Liquid Lines: Exploring the Language of Contemporary Metal," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Alice Pratt Brown Gallery, March 7 - July 18, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved on verso: "In Memory of / G.L.B. / who died 1st May 1840. / and J.K. who / died 27th Feb.y 1843."

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