Pair of circular mother of pearl studs, gold post with pearl guard.
fasteners
STUD
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
313
Unknown
7/16 in (1); 7/16 in (2) (D), 3/8 in (1); 3/8 in (2) (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.3046.1-2
For more information on cuff links and studs see Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995):178-179; Hinks, Peter, "Victorian Jewelry," (1991). For more information on the Codman estate see the entire issue of "Old Time New England" 71, no. 258 (1981).
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