Brooch

Object Name:

Brooch

Object ID:

1951.017.02

Date:

circa 1849

Description:

Brooch, gold, with tintype portrait of Leonard Thayer. Oval tintype photographic image in an oval, gold-tone, glass-fronted pin. Small twisted wire decoration around edge of glass. Polished gold-tone cove behind that leading to outside edge. Back slightly convex with small dent. Hinged pin with wire clasp. Some tarnish on twisted wire loop. Many small cracks in surface of image. Image of man facing forward and extends just down past shoulders. Large mustache and short, somewhat thin, dark hair on forehead. Light-colored shirt with collar and dark coat with collar. Something hanging around his neck.

Material:

Metal
Gold

Dimensions:

H-2.86 W-3.91 D-0.97 cm Weight-6 gr

Provenance:

Note on accession sheet: "L[eonard] T[hayer] had this pin made & gave it to his wife Nora (Jones) Thayer, before he went West for gold in 1849. She wore it every afternoon."

Credit Line:

Gift of Effie F. C. Milligan and Randolph H. Milligan

People:

Thayer, Norah (1821-1883), Thayer, Leonard (1819-1895), Milligan, Effie F. C. (1864-1953), Milligan, Randolph H. (1897-1973)

Subjects:

Gold rushes