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Bracelet

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Collection Type

  • Jewelry

Date

1880

GUSN

GUSN-102366

Description

Pair of jet bracelets of faceted marquise shaped beads.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bracelets (jewelry)
BRACELET

Additional Identification Number

1817

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Possibly England

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. George H. Wilson

Accession Number

1963.288ab

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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