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Brooch

Object Name:
Brooch
Object ID:
2012.030.12
Date:
circa 1800
Description:
Mourning brooch. Standing female mourning figure in neoclassical gown pointing to monument with "Peace" inscribed on front. Black painted seaweed border. Watercolor on ivory with pointed oval gold pinback and loop case with glass, c. 1800.
Material:
Metal
Gold
Ivory
Glass
Dimensions:
H-1.7 W-1 D-0.15 inches
Provenance:
Part of the Perry-Dudley Family Archive and Shepard Collection.
Credit Line:
Gift of Klaudia S. Shepard
Subjects:
Mourning, Jewelry, Peace
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