Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.
Flat tortoiseshell bangle style bracelet with painted gold leaf and butterfly design with painted red border.
bracelets (jewelry)
tortoise shell
Bracelet
1459
Unknown
7/8 (W), 2 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Miss Mary Watson
1936.885
For more information on tortoiseshell jewelry see Bury, Shirley, "Jewellery, 1789-1910," v. 1 (1991): 259-263; Dawes, Ginny Reddington & Corinne Davidov, "Victorian Jewelry: Unexplored Treasures," (1991): 132-138; Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995): 223-227; Gere, Charlotte, "American & European Jewelry, 1830-1914," (1975): 114-115.
Title Pair of large shoe buckles Accession Number 1936.866 ab
Title Knee buckles Accession Number 1936.867
Title Celluloid hairpin Accession Number 1936.879
Title Horn back comb Accession Number 1936.880
Title Tortoiseshell comb Accession Number 1936.881
Title High back horn comb Accession Number 1936.882
Title Bead necklace Accession Number 1936.884
Title Tortoiseshell bracelet Accession Number 1936.885
Title c - Three buttons Accession Number 1936.890 a
Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].
Sign up to our newsletter for our latest news and events
