On View
Not on viewEarrings
Date1800s
Terms
- Earrings
- Gold
- Tooth
- United States
Dimensions3.17 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Markings"Antique Ear Rings from the antique family jewelry of Mrs. Eliza Leighton Barrett - wife of Dr. Henry A. Barrett of Concord, Mass., great grand son of Colonel James Barrett, commander of the Concord Colonial Forces in 1775."
Credit LineGift of Miss Mary Leighton, in memory of Mrs. Eliza Leighton Barrett (1938)
Object numberPER1817
DescriptionPair of earrings (a,b). Animal tooth, mounted in gold. Tooth hung by chains, and attached to a ball at the ear clip. Mounted on cardstock, upon which the donor described the souvenir.
Collections
- Historic Clothing
Object number: PER120B