Collection Highlights
Ulysses S. Grant at Cold Harbor
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.052.56.GrantUniform.Photos.
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Shoulder ornaments (pair)
Object Number:
1920.15ab
Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Cut steel
Dimensions:
overall (each): 1/8 x 3/4 x 2 in. ( 0.3 x 1.9 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Pair of cut-steel, lozenge-shaped jewelry settings (from brooches or earrings?); rosettes at the center flanked by leaves (done in openwork), with beaded outer edges.
Gallery Label:
These shoulder ornaments are part of jewelry which belongs with a parure that was worn to the ball honoring La Fayette at Castle Garden, September 14, 1824.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
