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Memorial brooch for I. A. Codman
mid-19th century
Object Place: United States
Medium/Technique
Gold, crystal, hair
Dimensions
Overall: 3.5cm (1 3/8in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Maxim Karolik
Accession Number64.906
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionHorizontal ellipse of chased guilloche gold beveled glass over blond hair.
Inscriptions"IA Codman, Jr. / Born June 26 1851" engraved on back.
ProvenanceDescended in Codman family; collection of Maxim Karolik by 1964; to MFA June 8, 1964, bequest.