Unknown
Pendant

Artist
CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Pendant
Date1776
Medium14k rose gold, paint, hair, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 7/8 × 11/16 × 1/8 in. (2.2 × 1.7 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1754
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
ProvenanceCaroline Ross; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
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 verso: "Can / Colvin / Died / Sept. / 1776"

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