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Wedding jewelry set in original case. Circular jewelry case with hinged lid. The case exterior is covered in blue silk. The case interior has a white silk lining with fitted compartments for the gold and pearl necklace with cross pendant and earrings.
boxes (containers)
parures
silk (textile)
marriage
Set, Jewelry
"Mementos: Jewelry of Life and Love from Historic New England"
"M.D./ OCT. 3, 1871" (Gold thread)
"SHREVE, CRUMP & LOW/ 226/ WASHINGTON ST./ BOSTON" (Gold lettering)
Original To Stephen Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
1084
J113
Shreve, Crump & Low (Retailer)
Boston, MA, United States
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.30.3
Massachusetts (United States)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
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