Brooch
- Object Name:
- Brooch
- Object ID:
- 1995.612.06
- Place of Origin:
- Salem, MA
- Date:
- 1807
- Description:
- Gold mourning brooch containing brown hair, covered with glass. Oval shape with eight-sided edge. Engraved on back in script, "The gift of / Metl. Ward, Obt. / March 28th 1807 AE 35".
- Material:
- Metal
Gold
Hair
Glass - Dimensions:
- H-0.7 W-1.1 D-0.1 inches
- Provenance:
- In memory of Mehitable Ward (1771-1807) of Salem, MA, younger sister of George Curwen Ward (1765-1801) of Sanbornton, NH.
- Credit Line:
- FIC
- People:
- Ward, Mehitable (1771-1807)
- Subjects:
- Mourning
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