Collection Highlights
Oud en nieuw Oost-Indiën... Volume 5, part 1 (deel 5, stuk 1)
Date:
1724-1726
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1724.V
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Luce Center
Jewelry fragment
Object Number:
1947.239d
Date:
1861-1865
Medium:
Bone
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 3/4 x 1 in. ( 0.6 x 1.9 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Carved bone jewelry fragment in the form of a heart with a cross at the center; reverse has two findings at top and bottom with hollow centers.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession record, this piece of jewelry was given to nurse Caroline Cox, made by Union soldiers convalescing during the Civil War. A note with the object identifies "Hoffman" as the maker.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss K. A. Schlund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
