Collection Highlights
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper
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Luce Center
Jewelry fragment
Object Number:
INV.12691.66
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Metal, glass, paper, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 3/4 x 1 in. ( 0.3 x 1.9 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Oval metal-framed locket fragment, with watercolor miniature beneath glass; image depicts a female in front of a window, holding a fan over her chin.
Gallery Label:
This locket cover was among the items found 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.
