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Pair of Bracelets

Collection Type

  • Jewelry

Date

1850-1870

GUSN

GUSN-101592

Description

Pair of gold hinged bracelets with black enamel and a row of applied faceted jet squares.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bracelets (jewelry)
Jewelry
Bracelet
Bracelet

Additional Identification Number

1043

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

7/16 x 1/4 (WxD), 2 1/2 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Alice E. and Ellen M. Jones

Accession Number

1973.461.1-.2

Reference Notes

For more information on jet jewelry and imitations see Bury, Shirley, "Jewellery, 1789-1910" v. 2 (1991): 657-709; Cooper, Diana and Norman Battershill, "Victorian Sentimental Jewellery," (1972): 19-30; Dawes, Ginny Reddington and Corinne Davidov, "Victorian Jewelry: Unexplored Treasures," (1991): 125-130; Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995): 125-126, 254-256; Phillips, Clare, "Jewels and Jewelry," (2000): 94-95.

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