Small gold pendant with a miniature on ivory of an unidentified man in a red coat.
pendants (jewelry)
miniatures (paintings)
ivory (tooth component)
gold (metal)
Neoclassical
Jewelry
Pendant
Pendant
2305
1937.745
Unknown
1 1/2 x 1 1/16 x 1/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
1937.1375
For more information on miniatures in jewelry see Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995):83-97.
Title Mourning brooch Accession Number 1921.303
Title Gold watch, chain and key Accession Number 1937.297
Title Watch fob Accession Number 1937.757
Title Tortoiseshell lorgnette Accession Number 1937.738
Title Tortoiseshell watch chain with locket Accession Number 1937.739
Title Tortoiseshell watch chain with locket Accession Number 1937.740
Title Tortoiseshell cuff buttons Accession Number 1937.741 ab
Title Watch fob Accession Number 1937.743
Title Miniature pendant Accession Number 1937.745
Title Ivory brooch Accession Number 1937.779
Title Gold watch chain Accession Number 1940.17
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