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Jewelry set

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Collection Type

  • Jewelry

Date

1864-1874

GUSN

GUSN-100950

Description

Set of gold Classical Revival jewelry in original case consisting of a brooch and pair of earrings; rectangular brooch with chamfered corners and applied gold twisted wire border and fan designs, center features a gold circle with rosette and granulated bead border, supports five vase shaped drops (one missing), hinged pin and hook on reverse; pair of triangle pendant earrings with applied gold twisted wire border, center features applied gold circle with granulated bead edge in center, three vase shaped drops, s shaped wire ear fasteners; brown leather case with purple silk and velvet lining.

Details

Descriptive Terms

parures
granulation
Classical Revival (European revival style)
Etruscan Style
Jewelry
Set, Jewelry
Set, Jewelry

Inscription

"CROSBY & MORSE / 240 WASH ST / BOSTON" (Embossed)

Additional Identification Number

393

Maker

Crosby & Morse (Jeweler)

Location of Origin

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, New England

Dimensions

1 9/16 x 1/4 (WxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Hope Gray

Accession Number

1940.486a-c

Exhibition Notes

"Hidden Treasures from Elegant Eras," Historic Jewelry from the Collections of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities presented by Shreve, Crump & Low, September 15 - November 30, 1995. "Jewelry at Historic New England," Online exhibit presented by Historic New England launched September 30, 2007 at www.historicnewengland.org/jewelryhistory/.

Reference Notes

Pictured in Fales, Martha Gandy, "American Jewelry, 1600-1900," (1995):Plate 105, 164.

Places

Massachusetts (United States)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

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