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Dressing table
1795-1810
INV.14982
Mahogany, mahogany and other inlays, white pine, yellow poplar
Possible Original Owner: Margaret Maria Livingston

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Clip w/Chain on Ring

Clip w/Chain on Ring
Title
Clip w/Chain on Ring
Object name 
Handkerchief holder
Date 
ca. 1850
Related People 
Worn By: Jenny Lind
Medium 
Copper, gold
Dimensions 
Part (chain): 2 1/8 x 1/16 in. (5.4 x 0.2 cm) Part (clip): 1 13/16 x 7/16 x 1/4 in. (4.6 x 1.1 x 0.6 cm) Part (ring):
Description 
Handkerchief holder with chain and ring attached; two sides in ridged fan-like design attached at top; round loop at the top of the clip with a smaller loop to which chain is linked; round moveable loop to move up and down cylindrical part to open and close clip. Copper chain is made up of oval links and is attached to a link on the smooth copper ring; "JL" inscribed on inside of ring.
Credit Line 
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number 
1945.180
Marks 
engraving: monogram on inside of ring: "JL"
Gallery Label 
This handkerchief holder was worn by Jenny Lind at a masked ball given in her honor in New Orleans in 1850.
Provenance 
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.