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Memorial brooch for Catherine Codman
1850
Object Place: United States
Medium/Technique
Gold, pearls, glass, hair
Dimensions
Overall: 2.7cm (1 1/16in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Maxim Karolik
Accession Number64.901
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionHorizontal ellipse of double row of pearls around beveled glass over dark hair.
Inscriptions"Mrs Cath Codman / Obt Jan 7 1850 / AE 54" engraved on back. (from card)
ProvenanceMemorial brooch for Mrs. Catharine Codman, died 1850. Descended in Codman family; collection of Maxim Karolik by 1964; to MFA June 8, 1964, bequest.