Chain
- Object Name:
- Chain
- Object ID:
- 1958.097
- Place of Origin:
- New York, NY
- Date:
- circa 1958
- Description:
- Silver chain, made by Monroe F. Dreher, Inc. Used as a squirrel chain in the bedroom exhibit of the Prentis-Murphy rooms. Sterling silver. Made of roughly oval chain links, with circular rings on each end. Chain is 98" long. Larger ring is 1" in diameter, and the smaller ring is 0.4" in diameter.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- L-98 inches
- Provenance:
- Reproduction of the chain that appears in John Singleton Copley's portrait of young Daniel Verplanck. Made to be used for the squirrel in the Prentis-Murphy bedroom. The donor, Monroe F. Dreher (1899-1970), had the chain made by a jeweler.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Monroe F. Dreher
- People:
- Dreher, Monroe F. (1899-1970)
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