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Pair of sterling silver and enamel cuff links with the royal Hawaiian coat of arms on a white background.
fasteners
Link, Cuff
"Mementos: Jewelry of Life and Love from Historic New England": This set of cufflinks and stickpin belonged to Stephen Willard Phillips, who was born on Oahu in 1873. His father, Stephen Henry Phillips, served as attorney general to the court of King Kamehameha V from 1866 until the King's death in 1872.
on back: "ISLAND/CURIO CO/STERLING"
along side: "STERLING" (Engraved)
Phillips, Stephen H. (Stephen Henry), 1823-1897
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
1547
Island Curio Co. (Jeweler)
Honolulu, Hawaii (origin)
11/16 (H) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.281ab
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