Oval gold pendant set with a miniature on ivory of an unidentified man, reverse set with brown hair in a large basket weave pattern.
pendants (jewelry)
miniatures (paintings)
gold (metal)
ivory (tooth component)
human hair
Jewelry
Pendant
Pendant
2292
Unknown
3 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 3/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
Museum Accession
2007.15.150
For more information on miniatures in jewelry see Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995):83-97.
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