Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mrs. Horatio Gates (ca. 1734-1783)
Object Number:
1910.16
Date:
ca. 1765
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 3/4 in. ( 7 cm )
Gallery Label:
Elizabeth Philipps was born in Nova Scotia where her father, Erasmus James Philipps, was a lieutenant in the British army. She met Horatio Gates when he was a captain serving in Nova Scotia and they were married in 1754.
Credit Line:
Gift of John Austin Stevens
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
