Unknown Artist, American
Mourning Brooch/Pendant
1789-1809
Scroll
Unknown Artist, American
Mourning Brooch/Pendant
1789-1809
Physical Qualities
Gold, ink, ivory, hair; glass, 2 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in. (5.4 x 2.9 x 1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Donald Houghton Hooker, Baltimore, in Memory of her Mother, Mrs. James D. Harrison
Object Number
1985.103
Navette or Marquis shaped pendant featuring a lady in classical dress next to an urn on a plinth under a weeping willow tree. The urn bears the initials "RD" There is a window on the reverse side that reveals the hair.
Mournful Maidens: Love and Loss in American Embroidery
Inscribed: Face: "RD" on the plinth below the urn
Maker
Unknown Artist, American
2000-01-01 00:00:00–2000-01-01 00:00:00
