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Scissors chain, or pendant with chain
1750–60?
Object Place: Probably New England, United States
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
64.5 x 29.5 cm (25 3/8 x 11 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Martha May Eliot
Accession Number1971.349
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionExterior of heart-shaped pendant, with pointed end facing upwards, is engraved with a bilaterally symmetrical rose bush having four flowers. Two lateral chains are hooked to circular rings soldered to this central, heart-shaped form; a third chain is attached to another ring placed at base of the heart.
Marks
Unmarked
InscriptionsEngraved "1705 / Kathrine / Ingersall [Ingersull?] to L G / 1781" on back of heart-shaped pendant
ProvenanceNot known, but see Eliot family chart.