Locket

Object Name:

Locket

Object ID:

2008.016.13

Date:

1815

Description:

Locket, gold. Hollow, heart-shaped locket with pebbled exterior and hinged filigree piece inside. Short gold chain.

Material:

Metal
Gold

Dimensions:

H-0.8 W-0.8 D-0.4 inches Weight-0.3 oz

Provenance:

Given to Elizabeth Taylor Gilman (1788-1860), daughter of Gov. John Taylor Gilman, on her marriage to Charles Stewart Daveis (1788-1865) in Exeter, NH, 1815. Descended to her granddaughter, Frances Parker, then to Frances Dudley Shepard.

Donated by Klaudia S. Shepard (1932-2020), wife of Henry B. Shepard Jr. (1927-2002). Part of the Perry-Dudley Family Archive and Shepard Collection.

Credit Line:

Gift of Klaudia S. Shepard

People:

Shepard, Henry B., Jr. (1927-2002), Shepard, Klaudia S. (1932-2020), Gilman, Elizabeth Taylor (1788-1860)

Subjects:

Jewelry, Hearts