Locket
- Object Name:
- Locket
- Object ID:
- 1957.003
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1851
- Description:
- Locket. Gold. Circular body with hinged end, push release button and ring on stem. Engine-turned engraved bands on two sides. "MJW" engraved in script in circle on front. Scrolled flowers and leaves engraved in circle on back. Interior: bust-length daguerreotype portrait of David L. Morrill (1827-1903) on left side under glass; bust length albumen print portrait of Margaret J. Wentworth (1825-1877) on right side under glass.
- Material:
- Metal
Gold
Glass
Paper - Dimensions:
- H-2.5 Dia-1.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Originally owned by Margaret J. Wentworth (1825-1877), who married David L. Morrill (1827-1903), of Concord, NH. Donated by Eva M. Morrill (1890-1986), the second wife of their son, David L. Morrill (1858-1926).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Eva M. Morrill
- People:
- Wentworth, Margaret J. (1825-1877), Morrill, David Lawrence (1827-1903), Morrill, David Lawrence (1858-1926), Morrill, Eva M. (1890-1986)
- Subjects:
- Miniatures, Memento
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