Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Locket
Object Number:
1945.211
Date:
1850-1855
Medium:
Painted ivory, gilt mount
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 1/16 x 13/16 in. ( 2.9 x 0.2 x 2.1 cm )
Marks:
writing: on reverse: "J. Lind/ Chanteuse"
Description:
Locket with miniature portrait of Jenny Lind. Inscribed in black cursive writing on reverse: "J. Lind - Chanteuse".
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
