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Bracelet


[One of a] Six Piece Set
French
19th century

Medium/Technique Other; Pearl
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Louise Rodman Jennings, Georgeanna Hatch and Rodman Gearhart in memory of their mother Louise Rodman Gearhart
Accession Number1971.680
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Jewelry
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentSets

DescriptionNecklace with Baroque seed pearls in three large rosettes and eight small rosettes, with semi-precious stones: Pair of bracelets with seed pearls and semi-precious stones: Pair of earrings and a brooch and a gold ring, all set with seed pearls and semi-precious stones. This set was worn by Mrs. Jennings' Great Grandmother at a ball given in honor of General Lafayette at Castle Garden in NYC on Sept. 14, 1824, and was commissioned for the occasion.

[One of a pair] of bracelets.