Brooch

CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Brooch
Date1805
MediumHair, seed pearls, 10k rose gold, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 1 × 5/8 × 1/8 in. (2.5 × 1.6 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1787
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Department
Rienzi
ProvenanceCaroline Ross; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved on verso: "Alice / Borham / Obt. 5. Jany. / 1805. / At. 74."

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