BROOCH
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The main part of the brooch is a circle with a heart shaped section inside. The frame of the heart and brooch are made of gold, but the rest is woven in hair. The inner frame has gold leaves on top of it. From the larger part of the brooch hangs two joined hearts woven in hair with a gold frame. It attaches to the brooch with a chain.
- Object name:
- BROOCH
- Made from:
- Gold -- hair
- Made in:
- USA
- Date made:
- ca. 1861
- Size:
- 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 17.53
- Class:
- JEWELRY
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973