Collection Highlights
Snake jug
Date:
1871
Object Number:
1906.6ab
Medium:
Stoneware
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Locket
Object Number:
1940.342
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Gold, enamel, hair, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description:
Round gold locket; blue enamel decoration on obverse, engine-turned chasing on reverse; lock of brown hair in clear glass compartment inside locket.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession notes, the locket belonged to Angeline Burr Corse, the mother of the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
