Collection Highlights
The Lost Cause
Date:
1871
Object Number:
PR.068.19
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pendant
Object Number:
INV.12381
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Mother-of-pearl
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. ( 5.7 x 4.1 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on reverse: "Bethlehem"
Description:
Oval pendant of mother-of-pearl plaque; religious scene carved on obverse (baptism?); "Bethlehem" engraved on reverse; pierced holes frame plaque (perhaps through which to suspend other religious trinkets); metal round bail attachment.
Credit Line:
Gift of Isabella Vaché Cox
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
