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Date1890
Terms
- Pendants
- Silver
- Norway
Dimensions2.54 cm (1 in.)
Markings"Norwegian silver pendants bought in Trondhjem, Norway, in 1890 by Mrs. Eliza Leighton Barrett, wife of Dr. Henry A. Barrett, great - grandson of Col. 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 numberPER1886
DescriptionCollection of five silver necklace pendants: the Swiss bear, the Roman SPQR [winged creature inside circle], the Christ Child [Jesus], the Florentine lily, and the lion of St. Mark's. Mounted on cardstock, upon which the donor described the souvenir.
Collections
- Historic Clothing