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
1985.104
Navette or Marquis-shaped pendant featuring a lady in classical dress next to a tomb under a weeping willow tree. The tomb 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 tomb
Maker
Unknown Artist, American
2000-01-01 00:00:00–2000-01-01 00:00:00
