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Date1830-1840
Dimensions5.08 × 5.08 cm (2 × 2 in.)
Markings"Handsome Gold Brooch, large, with an agate center - an antique brooch from the antique jewelry of Mrs. Eliza Leighton Barrett, wife of Dr. Henry A. Barrett of Concord, Mass. This brooch belonged to the mother of Eliza Leighton Barrett + is of early date 1830 to 1840. Mary Leighton. The Mother of Eliza Leighton Barrett, Mrs. Wm. [William] Leighton, Sr. was born at "the Needham Farm", West Peabody, Mass. Which formed part of an estate given to her ancestor, Anthony Needham, at Salem, Mass. about 1630 by King George III of England."
Credit LineGift of Miss Mary Leighton, in memory of Mrs. Eliza Leighton Barrett (1938)
Object numberPER1807
DescriptionLarge agate brooch (translucent white), surrounded by a designed band to which is atttached a safety ring. Mounted on cardstock, upon which the donor described the souvenir.