Charms

Dateca. 1890

Terms

Charms
Silver
Flowers
Paper
Europe

Dimensions7.61 cm (3 in.)

Markings"Antique Souvenir Charms. Bought 1890 in Europe by Mrs. Eliza Leighton Barrett, widow of Dr. Henry Augustus Barrett of Concord, Mass."

Credit LineGift of Miss Mary Leighton, in memory of Mrs. Eliza Leighton Barrett (1938)

Object numberPER1807.1

DescriptionCollection of four souvenir charms mounted on cardstock, upon which the donor described the souvenirs. a: Silver coin (Norse ship, saftey in storm; St. George, our patron saint and the dragon); b: Silver coin (Virgin Mary; illegible ink inscription on one side); c: Silver coin (Bear on four legs); d: Glass locket set in silver (lithograph image of St. Varallo in a glass casket; dried flowers on the other side).

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