Locket

Object Name:

Locket

Object ID:

1966.057.04

Date:

1860

Description:

Locket with hair on gold watch chain. Gold-tone chain, 0.58 cm wide, 0.24 cm thick. Made up of five columns of loops connected in alternating pattern. Solid triangular terminal pieces and loops built in. Oval locket with enamel butterfly on turquoise blue background on outside cover. Under oval glass on inside, some strands of brown hair. Fairly bright gold tone inside locket. Outside, slightly tarnished brass color. Butterfly green, white, tan, purple, and red. Some components held together with textile thread instead of small metal loops. Series of symbols of three diagonal short lines on inside locket cover; letter "V", then four straight lines.

Material:

Metal
Tissue
Hair
Enamel

Dimensions:

W-2.55 L-30.5 D-0.95 cm Weight-29 gr

Credit Line:

Gift of Belle L. Twombly

Subjects:

Butterflies