Brooch

CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Brooch
Date1842
MediumWhite glass, embossed metallic foil, 12k yellow gold, guilloché enamel, split pearls, and hair
DimensionsOverall: 2 5/8 × 1 7/8 × 1/2 in. (6.7 × 4.8 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1758
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
ProvenanceCaroline Ross; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on verso: "Frances Wood / Obit 30 Mar 1842 / AEt. / 99 Years"

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