Pendant

Title:

Charlotte Ayer Williams

Object Name:

Pendant

Object ID:

1934.013.03

Date:

circa 1850

Description:

Pendant. Oval daguerreotype of Charlotte Ayer Williams within a gold-tone frame with narrow edge. Four three-pearl clusters at top, bottom, left, and right. Each pearl has thin beaded edge around it. Band around outside of pearl clusters with small scrolls at each end where attached to sides of frame. Black paper mount on back with small oval white paper two-piece label mounted to it. On inside, typed on left piece "Charlotte / Augusta, dau. of / W/ Washington & / Charlotte / Ayer". On opposite side: "Williams, / 1836-1902 / wife of Lyman / B. Jewell". On outside of sheets, in black ink: "from / M. H. Jewell / 1934". One of sets of pearls at the "now" bottom has small gold loop on it and some wear on bottom. Photograph may have been turned around.

Material:

Metal
Skeletal

Dimensions:

H-5.5 W-4.4 D-0.4 cm Weight-10 gr

Provenance:

Belonged to Charlotte Ayer (Mrs. Washington) Williams, younger sister of the donor's grandmother.

Credit Line:

Gift of Margaret H. Jewell

People:

Williams, Charlotte Ayer (1804-1875), Williams, Washington (1797-1860), Jewell, Margaret H. (1866-1970)

Subjects:

Williams, Charlotte Ayer