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Terms of Surrender
Date:
April 9, 1865
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Grant
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Jewelry fragment
Object Number:
INV.12691.65
Date:
1800-1880
Medium:
Porcelain, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 3/4 x 7/8 in. ( 0.3 x 1.9 x 2.2 cm )
Marks:
handwritten: reverse: "AL"
Description:
Oval porcelain jewelry miniature depicting a child in red costume, with blonde curly hair, hands clasped at the chin.
Gallery Label:
This miniature was in a jewelry box which belonged to Adelaide Livingston (1852-1909).
Credit Line:
Gift of Goodhue Livingston, 1951
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
