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Brooch

Object Name:
Brooch
Object ID:
2012.030.11
Date:
circa 1830
Description:
Mourning brooch. White enamel urn under a weeping willow with black background. Gold case with scrolled leaf border and hinged pinback. Vertical rectangle. "Frances / Dudley / from / her brother / 1918." engraved on back.
Material:
Metal
Gold
Enamel
Dimensions:
H-0.9 W-0.75 D-0.1 inches
Provenance:
Part of the Perry-Dudley Family Archive and Shepard Collection.

Given to Frances Dudley Shepard (1898-1998) by her brother, William Perry Dudley (1891-1965), in 1918.
Credit Line:
Gift of Klaudia S. Shepard
Subjects:
Mourning, Jewelry
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