Unknown
Brooch

Artist
CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Brooch
Date1833
MediumEnamel, 12k yellow gold, hair, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/8 × 7/8 × 1/4 in. (2.9 × 2.2 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1800
Not on view

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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, March 7–July 18, 2010.

"In Twilight: Mourning Costume and Customs, 1776–1914," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 1, 2019–January 5, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved on verso: anthony Kersley / ob.23 Mar: 1833 At 33"

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