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Ornament

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1850-1870

GUSN

GUSN-23925

Description

Triangular shaped jet and paste ornament w/ geometric designs painted onto triangle; embedded paste gems follow geometric lines.

Details

Descriptive Terms

ornaments
accessories
jet (coal)
paste (glass)
glass (material)
geometric patterns
Jet
Paste Gem
Geometric
ORNAMENT

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1.5 x 3 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.4879

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