Collection Highlights
Receipted bill, John Vernon to Benjamin White
Date:
1794
Object Number:
MSS.3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Locket on chain
Object Number:
Z.1705ab
Date:
1870-1890
Medium:
Gold, enamel, pearls, hair, textile
Dimensions:
Part (locket): 1 1/2 x 1 in. (3.8 x 2.5 cm)
Part (chain): 25 1/2 x 1/8 in. (64.8 x 0.3 cm)
Marks:
engraved: on locket reverse: cypher "AL"
Description:
Enameled sporting locket with gold chain; oval locket with turquoise-blue enamel on obverse surface; horseshoe motif set with 15 pearls in graduated sizes (1 pearl missing) and gold riding whip as decoration on surface; reverse engraved with cypher AL; interior glass compartment with locket of hair; pink textile cut to fit other side of locket interior (not original?); gold herringbone chain with cast gold slide that adjusts length and 2nd cast gold element that suspends locket; attachment bail missing.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
