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Tortoiseshell chain necklace with tortoiseshell cross pendant.
necklaces
Jewelry
Necklace
Necklace
1461
Unknown
1 3/4 x 1 3/16 x 5/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Louis F. Snow
1932.481
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 Red horse hair brooch Accession Number 1932.203
Title Set of buttons Accession Number 1932.204
Title Vulcanite cross pendant Accession Number 1932.219
Title Brass buttons Accession Number 1932.479
Title Brass buttons Accession Number 1932.480
Title Tortoiseshell chain and cross Accession Number 1932.481
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