Brooch (mourning)
Classification:
Date:
19th century
Medium:
Gold, hair, pearls, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 4.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Oval mourning/memorial brooch of gold; woven hair enclosed in glass compartment; frame of 16 tri-part pearl and enamel elements (2 pearls missing); inscription on reverse; pin attachment.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss M. Gertrude Deavenport, in memory of her mother and sisters
Object Number:
1954.47a
Marks:
engraved: on reverse: "M.M.M."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
33597
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brooch ("Tear" jewelry)
Classification:
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Ivory, paint, metal, garnet, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 1 in. ( 2.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Brooch of the mourning "Tear" jewelry type; detail of 1 brown eye and side of face with curling hair; etched frame in gold metal designed as snake swallowing its own tail and with 1 pink garnet eye; glass on obverse is chipped; glass compartment on reverse meant to hold hair (now empty); pin attachment.
Object Number:
INV.12656
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
33593
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mourning ring in box
Classification:
Date:
1805
Medium:
Gold, hair; leather, satin, velvet
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 3/4 x 3/4 in. (0.6 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm)
Container (box): 1 1/8 × 1 3/8 × 7/8 in. (2.9 × 3.5 × 2.2 cm)
Description:
Gold mourning ring with double shank band and central square mount framing braided hair of General Alexander Hamilton; mount engraved on reverse. Domed-top red leather box; top lined with ivory satin; bottom lined with blue velvet and woven satin braid; box has rotating hook clasp; inscription on box underside.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. B. Pendleton Rogers
Object Number:
1961.5ab
Marks:
engraved: underside of ring mount: "AHamilton/Obt/12 July 1804/Aet/46 Ys 6 Ms"
handwritten: in ink on underside of box: "General/Hamiltons/hair"
Gallery Label:
This mourning ring is set with a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair, which was presented to a friend of Hamilton's by his wife in 1805. [See photograph of original letter of presentation in accession book].
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1805
eMuseum Object ID:
33575
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brooch (mourning)
Classification:
Date:
1780-1870
Medium:
Ivory, garnets, hair, enamel, gold, silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 3.8 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Oval mourning brooch of ivory decorated with initials "D.E." in hair and enamel; framed with garnets; ivory plaque set in gold, garnets set in silver; pin attachment.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss M. Gertrude Deavenport, in memory of her mother and sisters
Object Number:
1954.48b
Marks:
typewritten: with jewels: 'NECKLACE AND PIN, iniaials [sic] D.E. for Dorothy / Evans. / Gift of Miss ,. [sic] Gertrude Deavenport, in / memory of her mother and sisters, 1954 / 1954.48 a-b"
Gallery Label:
The initials "D.E." on this brooch stand from Dorothy Evans.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
33565
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Necklace
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Garnets, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 x 1/2 in. ( 40.6 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Quadruple strand necklace of faceted garnet beads; metal clasp.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss M. Gertrude Deavenport, in memory of her mother and sisters
Object Number:
1954.48a
Marks:
trypewritten: with jewels: 'NECKLACE AND PIN, iniaials [sic] D.E. for Dorothy / Evans. / Gift of Miss ,. [sic] Gertrude Deavenport, in / memory of her mother and sisters, 1954 / 1954.48 a-b"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
33564
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brooch (cameo)
Classification:
Date:
1770-1858
Medium:
Gold, shell, pearls, textile (hair?)
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Oval cameo brooch comprising image of female bust with Romantic coiffure; 50 small pearls adorn the frame;crystal compartment on reverse containing woven brown textile (possibly hair); inscriptions engraved on reverse; pin attachment.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Kensett Olyphant
Object Number:
1944.96
Marks:
engraved: on reverse: "C.W.H. from R.C.M. / Jany 1, 1859 / Numbers 6, Chapt. 24 to 26 Vs"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession notes, this brooch was given as a wedding present by the Reverend Dr. Robert Campbell Matlack to his wife, Clara Heilman, the aunt of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1858
eMuseum Object ID:
33551
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brooches
Classification:
Date:
1800-1875
Medium:
Gold, hair, pearls, glass
Dimensions:
each (a and b): 5/8 x 1/2 in. (1.6 x 1.3 cm)
Description:
2 similar gold mourning brooches; rectangular gold frames with glass compartments containing braided brown hair; framed by 22 small pearls; 1 initial engraved on the reverse of each: "H" and "C"; pin attachments.
Object Number:
INV.12655ab
Marks:
engraved: on reverse of brooch b): "C"
engraved: on reverse of brooch a): "H"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
33549
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Signet ring
Classification:
Date:
19th century
Medium:
Gold, carnelian
Dimensions:
Overall: 13/16 x 7/8 in. ( 2.1 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Gold signet ring owned by George Steven Schermerhorn, Sr., set with oval carnelian intaglio crest; shoulders of shank chased and beaded.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. James Harper Skillin
Object Number:
1954.112
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
33545
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mourning ring
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1766
Medium:
Gold, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 0.3 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Gold mourning ring; plain band decorated with 2 thin strips of black enamel and 3 rows of enamel dots and triangles; inscription inside shank.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
INV.12374
Marks:
engraved: inside shank: "G.D. Obt. Feb. 10th .66 aged 81"
stamped: inside shank: "18k" in rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1766
eMuseum Object ID:
33538
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mourning ring
Classification:
Date:
1870-1890
Medium:
Gold, hair, pearls
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 0.6 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Gold mourning ring with oval mount at top; mounting comprises 15 pearls surrounding glass compartment containing hair; band contains braided hair set into four rows of milgrain beading.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Isabella Jex
Object Number:
1950.87
Gallery Label:
This mourning ring was worn by Samuel F. B. Morse's daughter Susan. The ring contains the hair of Samuel F. B. Morse, Susan's husband (? Lind), and their son.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
33536
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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