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Memorial brooch

1892
Object Place: United States

Medium/Technique Gold, enamel, hair, crystal, pearls
Dimensions Overall: 3.2cm (1 1/4in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Maxim Karolik
Accession Number64.887
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CollectionsJewelry, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBrooches

DescriptionTwo curls of graying hair against pale blue in upright ellipse of small pearls. Engraved on gold back.
Inscriptions"AA / Obt Nov 12 / 1892 / Aet 63"engraved on back.
ProvenanceCollection of Maxim Karolik by 1964; to MFA June 8, 1964 by bequest.