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DateMid 1800s
Terms
- Brooches
- Gold
- Semi-Precious
- United States
Dimensions5.71 × 5.08 cm (2 1/4 × 2 in.)
Markings"Antique Cameo, Breast-pin, Very old, belonging to Mrs. William Leighton Sr, mother of Mrs. Eliza Leighton Barrett, wife of Dr. Henry A. Barrett of Concord, Mass. Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Leighton Sr. lived for many years in Concord, Mass - first in two homes of their own, then with their daughter in the 'Old Block House of Concord', No. 1. Main St. where both died 1880-1891."
Credit LineGift of Miss Mary Leighton, in memory of Mrs. Eliza Leighton Barrett (1938)
Object numberPER1806A
DescriptionCameo brooch. Woman carrying a basket on head, village scene in the background. White on brown stone. Mounted in gold. Mounted on cardstock, upon which the donor described the souvenir.
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- Historic Clothing