Collection Highlights
The Rapalje Children
1768
1946.201
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brooch / pendant
Object name
Brooch / pendant
Date
1750-1800
Medium
Silver, glass paste, mother of pearl, gold, textile
Dimensions
Overall: 1 7/8 x 2 in. ( 4.8 x 5.1 cm )
Description
Silver sevign
Credit Line
Gift of Adelaide Milton DeGroot
Object Number
1942.46
Gallery Label
This piece would have been sewn to a garment or suspended from a velvet ribbon around the neck; it was backed with gold to protect the wearer's skin and/or clothing.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.