On View
Not on viewNecklaces
Dateca. 1890
Terms
- Necklaces
- Silver
- Stone
- Africa
Dimensions159.9 cm (62 15/16 in.)
Markings"Antique Silver Scarab Necklace. Bought at Biscra, oasis of Native Wares in the Desert of Sahara, Africa. Date of Purchase, by Mrs. Eliza Leighton Barrett of Concord, Mass. Date 1890."
Credit LineGift of Miss Mary Leighton, in memory of Mrs. Eliza Leighton Barrett (1938)
Object numberPER1877
DescriptionSilver chain necklace, mounted with 12 antique (Middle Eastern) scarab (ritual beetle emblems). Mounted on cardstock, upon which the donor described the souvenir.
Collections
- Historic Clothing