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Memorial brooch for Catherine Codman
about 1850
Object Place: United States
Medium/Technique
Gold, enamel, glass, hair
Dimensions
Overall: 2.2cm (7/8in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Maxim Karolik
Accession Number64.904
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionShaped frame of floral gold and black enamel, ribbon bow below, elliptical beveled glass over dark red hair.
Inscriptions"Mrs. C. W. Codman / Obt Jan 7th 1850"
ProvenanceMemorial brooch for Mrs. Catharine W. Codman, died 1850. Descended in Codman family; collection of Maxim Karolik by 1964; to MFA June 8, 1964, bequest.