Collection Highlights
Portrait of two girls
Date:
Object Number:
PR.012.1.326.Box12
Medium:
Ambrotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Earrings (pair) in case
Object Number:
Z.2300.11a-c
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Gold / gold-plate; leather, velvet, satin
Dimensions:
earrings: 2 x 7/8 in.; case: 3 1/2 x 3 x 1 1/2 in.
Description:
Pair of gold or gold-plate earrings in fitted leather case; earrings comprise 3 initials "A.I.E" or "E.A.I." in stylized cypher; brown leather case lined with black velvet and pale green satin; maker's mark printed underneath lid of case (illegible except for "Ponte Vecchio"); push-button clasp.
Gallery Label:
This object probably was worn by Adelaide L. Livingston (1852-1909), ancestor of the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Goodhue Livingston, Sr. 1951
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
