Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
1859
S-225
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brooch and earrings (demi-parure)
Object name
Brooch and earrings (demi-parure)
Date
ca. 1846
Medium
Marble, chalcedonies, gold
Dimensions
Each (earing): 1 3/4 x 7/8 in. (4.4 x 2.2 cm)
Overall (brooch): 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (5.7 x 4.4 cm)
Description
Demi-parure suite of Florentine mosaic jewels; oval brooch with flower motif in white and green chalcedonies set into black marble; gold frame decorated with gold flowers; earrings of similar design set in gold frames with leaf decorations; pin attachments and gold fastening ear-wires.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Elizabeth Rothwell Shannon
Object Number
1947.128a-c
Gallery Label
This suite of jewels belonged to Mrs. Hiram Norris (Frances Dutcher, later Mrs. Shannon), the mother of the donor.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
