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View of St. Patrick's Cathedral from Inside Rockefeller Center: Study for a Set of Painted Doors
2002
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Gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on gray paper
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Luce Center
Mourning bracelet with case
Object name
Mourning bracelet with case
Date
ca. 1854
Medium
Hair, gold, diamonds, silver, textile; leather, velvet, metal
Dimensions
Overall (bracelet): 7 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (19.1 x 2.9 cm)
Case: 3 1/2 x 4 in. ( 8.9 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Braided hair mourning bracelet with gold clasp; oval medallion at clasp of clear glass compartment lined with purple material (compartment empty); silver "M" set with diamond chips on cover of glass compartment; gold frame and clasp decorated with chased, braided, and engraved motifs; inscription on reverse of clasp; fitted black leather case lined with pale green velvet (hinge broken); maker stamped under case lid; push-button metal clasp.
Object Number
INV.774a-c
Marks
engraved: on underside of clasp: "MEM / 10th July 1851"
printed: under case lid: "TIFFANY & CO. / 550 B.WAY, / NEW-YORK"
Gallery Label
This mourning bracelet memorializes Mary Elizabeth Morris (1808-1851, n
Provenance
Mary Elizabeth Babcock (1808-1851), who married William Lewis Morris (1805-1864); to their son John Babcock Morris (b.1839), who married Mary E. Faitoute; to their son John Babcock Morris Jr. (1881-1957), the donor.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
