Clasp fastener
Classification:
Date:
1830-1835
Medium:
Gold
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 5/8 x 3/8 in. ( 0.3 x 1.6 x 1 cm )
Description:
Rectangular gold clasp fastener in two pieces, one slides into the other, monogram on obverse, each side has three perforations for attachment to article of jewelry.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Ella Juliette Sherwood
Object Number:
1936.596ab
Marks:
engraved: across obverse: "MHO"
Gallery Label:
This clasp belonged to the donor's mother, Mary Haines Ogden (1817-1879), and Jane Lewes (Cochran) Ogden, who married John Mead Sherwood in 1840.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
34974
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stickpin in case
Classification:
Date:
1884-1890
Medium:
Gold; leather, silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 7/8 in. ( 0.6 x 8.9 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Gold stickpin in case; stickpin has Grecian gold coin showing male bust in profile top front, top half of pin has spiralling grooves to prevent slipping, sharp point at the bottom; red leather box has lid hinged at the back and metal clasp fastener at the front, lid is lined with white satin, box is lined with white velvet with shallow cleft to secure the pin.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss S. Adelina Moller
Object Number:
1939.269ab
Marks:
printed: inside lid: "LASAR JOS. SELIGMANN / HOF - JUWELIER / FRANKFURT A/M / & KREUZNACH"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
34965
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Charm
Classification:
Date:
1800-1970
Medium:
Silver, agates and bloodstone chalcedonies
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 3/4 in. ( 1.6 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Small silver charm in the shape of a coffee/tea pot; set with agates and bloodstone chalcedonies; decorative chasing.
Object Number:
Z.2129
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
34961
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pendant / charm
Classification:
Date:
1860-1950
Medium:
Gold, tooth / fossil
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 3/8 in. ( 3.2 x 1 cm )
Description:
Pendant / charm of serrated tooth / fossil surmounted by gold bezel; gold loop attachment.
Object Number:
Z.2128
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
34960
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brooch (cross)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1960
Medium:
Gold, quartz
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 7/8 in. ( 3.8 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Brooch in the form of a cross; 3 oval brilliant quartzes (citrine) and 2 step-cut quartzes, all set in gold; pin attachment.
Object Number:
Z.2127
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1960
eMuseum Object ID:
34959
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brooch
Classification:
Date:
1860-1960
Medium:
Gold, pearls
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 1/4 in. ( 1.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Small gold brooch in the form of a butterfly; wings set with small pearls; pin attachment.
Object Number:
Z.2126
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1960
eMuseum Object ID:
34958
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brooch
Classification:
Date:
1860-1880
Medium:
Gold, amethyst quartz, pearl
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 3.2 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Gold brooch in Neoclassical Revival style; oval faceted amethyst in gold bezel, framed with gold laurel wreath and pseudo-Greek Key motif, gold swag set with single pearl; pin attachment.
Object Number:
Z.2125
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
34956
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brooch
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Seed pearls, topaz, mother-of-pearl, gold
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 in. ( 3.8 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Seed pearl and topaz brooch; 2 rosettes (each with oval faceted topaz surrounded by seed pearls and pearls, all sewn to a mother-of-pearl plaque) glued to a pin attachment.
Object Number:
Z.2124
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
34955
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chatelaine
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1880
Medium:
Gold, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 x 2 5/8 x 1 in. ( 38.1 x 6.7 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Ivory chatelaine with gold hardware and ornamentation; the obverse of the hook has a round finial with a horizontal bar framing the top of the shield shape, which is trimmed in gold around the outer edges, and has a oval medallion in relief at the center with a fleur de lis and rinceau wreath surrounding; four chains are suspended and there is an extra hook on the right oriented upwards for an object with a bail; the longest chain is of oval chain links with a swivel catch at the end for keys; the remaining three chains are of hollow bar shaped links with three round beads at the center of each, joined with small circular links and with swivel catches at the ends; one chain suspends a hollow round container, another suspends a replica of the Bible with ornate avellan cross at the center and scrollwork at the corners, which closes with a snap fastener and with note pages inside, the other suspends two circular discs with four fleur de lis with a flower at the center, and a handle-type bail, with velvet pincushion between.
Credit Line:
Gift of John Babcock Morris, Jr.
Object Number:
1944.89b.1-4
Marks:
handwritten: first leaf of book: "New Years / 1875. / Montreux."
handwritten: middle of book: "Though small your / Book / And few its leaves / In it I find / room to squeeze / Three little words / And they are these / Forget me not"
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this chatelaine is one of two alike, which originally belonged to Mary Morris Stevens and Abby Weld Stevens, daughters of John Austin and Margaret Morris Stevens of Newport, Rhode Island.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
34953
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Locket in case
Classification:
Date:
1855
Medium:
Gold, hair, photograph; paper, textile
Dimensions:
Case: 3 1/16 x 2 x 3/4 in. (7.8 x 5.1 x 1.9 cm)
Overall (Locket): 1 1/8 x 3/4 x 1/4 in. (2.9 x 1.9 x 0.6 cm)
Description:
Commemorative locket in the form of a prayer book; obverse engraved with "S.J.R." inside shield shape; reverse engraved with a cross; daguerreotype photograph of David Reese Griffith in 1 interior compartment; other compartment contains braided hair of 4 relatives; hinged gold clasp; yellow jewelry box lined with black velvet and cream satin; stamped with maker's name (may not be original case).
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Frederic Griffith
Object Number:
1946.260ab
Marks:
engraved: on obverse of locket: "S.J.R."
stamped: under case lid: "CURLEY / JEWELER / 367 SO. ORANGE AVE., NEWARK, N.J. / 571 SO. ORANGE AVE., E. ORANGE, N.J."
Gallery Label:
A note attached to the accession notes identifies the man in the photograph as David Reese Griffith (1826-1902), the father of the donor. The donor further identifies the hair as that of David Richardson (1784-1854)--the donor's grandfather; Mary Coleman Richardson (1790-1854)--the donor's grandmother; Martha Richardson--the donor's aunt; and Sarah Jane Richardson Griffith (1835-1929)--the donor's mother. David Griffith gave the locket to Sarah J.R. Griffith after her parents died in 1854.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
34951
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.


