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Pendant

Object Name:
Pendant
Object ID:
1994.049.02
Date:
1830-1850
Description:
Pendant, gold, mourning, with hair said to be of William Whipple and his mother. Plaited brown hair under beveled glass: "IN MEMORY OF" in gold gothic letters on a black enamel ring around an interior machine-engraved geometric design; "RGP" engraved in script at center. Round leaf and flower gold rococo design frame and hinged oval ring on top.
Material:
Metal
Gold
Tissue
Glass
Dimensions:
L-1.625 Dia-1.2 inches
Provenance:
Came with a large collection of Pickering family papers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Susan Stewart Sulloway
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