Historic New England

Studs

Three black studs with incised stars.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101856

Accession Number: 2006.44.245a-c

Ring

Plain gold band.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101857

Accession Number: 2007.15.159

Ring

Plain gold band

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101858

Accession Number: 2007.15.160

Ring

Thin gold band

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101859

Accession Number: 2007.15.161

Ring

Plain gold band inscribed with date.

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101860

Accession Number: 2007.15.171

Ring

Thin gold band

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101861

Accession Number: 2007.15.170

Mourning Ring

Gold ring with open shaped shoulders, center set with small braid of hair under glass and surrounded by a circle of faceted jet beads.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101862

Accession Number: 2007.15.154

Mourning Ring

Gold ring with engraved foliate shoulders, center set with braid of light brown hair under beveled glass.

Date: 1848

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101863

Accession Number: 2007.15.169

Brooch

Gilt oval brooch set with a blonde braid of hair under glass and surrounded by a border of tear-drop shaped faceted jet beads and alternating gold beads.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101864

Accession Number: 1986.389

Gold circular locket front engraved with the initial "EML" and surrounded by blue enamel scrolls and engraved decoration, reverse is engraved with a village scene with a light and dark blue enamel scroll border, inside compartments contain dark brown and blonde locks of hair under glass.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101865

Accession Number: 1986.1289

Earring

Tortoiseshell earring of Bacchus head on gold wire.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101866

Accession Number: 1986.1224

Necklace in Original Box

Necklace consisting of round and oblong blue glass beads with gold swirls and applied dots of pink and yellow glass and separated by gold caps and flat copper colored beads, round gilt metal clasp. All in original dark blue plastic box.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101867

Accession Number: 1986.701ab

Wedding Ring

Rose gold wedding ring with a keeper ring with a beaded edge. All in green paper box with a white velvet fitted interior.

Date: 1885

Maker: Moulton, William (Jeweler)

GUSN: 101868

Accession Number: 1986.708.1-3

Necklace

Gold flexible mesh link necklace with large spring ring clasp.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101869

Accession Number: 1986.1292

Necklace

Gilt metal chain necklace with octagonal tube clasp.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101870

Accession Number: 1986.1291

Watch Chain

Large link brass watch chain.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 101871

Accession Number: 1986.1290

Mourning Ring

Rose gold ring with a circular compartment containing two shades of hair in a basket weave pattern under glass.

Date: 1798

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101872

Accession Number: 1971.339

Ring

Centering a foliate design set with marcasites on a blue basse taille enamel ground, engraved tripartite shoulders, silver mount, size 6 1/4.

Date: c. 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 101873

Accession Number: 1971.333

Memorial Brooch

This circular brooch is set with pale-colored human hair under glass. The center is surrounded by a border of seed pearls set in a gold mount.

Date: 1797

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), gold (metal), human hair, pearl (animal material)

GUSN: 101874

Accession Number: 1971.338

Memorial Brooch

This circular gold brooch is set with pale-colored human hair in a basket-weave pattern. The hair is set under glass and bound with a plain gold mount.

Date: 1798

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), gold (metal), human hair

GUSN: 101875

Accession Number: 1971.334

Mourning Ring

Gold ring with marquise shaped compartment set with woven blonde and brown hair and surrounded by a black enamel border with inscription.

Date: 1789

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101876

Accession Number: 1971.332

Mourning Ring with Miniature Portrait

Gold ring set with circular miniature painting on ivory of a woman in classical dress leaning on an urn.

Date: 1775

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 101877

Accession Number: 1971.340

Necklace

White seed necklace on single strand.

Date: 1870-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101878

Accession Number: 2006.44.246

Necklace

This necklace is comprised of ten strands of bees wax beads closed with a rope tie.

Date: 1950-1983

Maker: unknown

Material: wax

GUSN: 101879

Accession Number: 1984.1543

Bracelet

This silver hinged cuff bracelet features repeating chased square decorative elements with a central X and circle design and a beaded border. The edges and center of each X are embellished with small bezel-set cabochon turquoises.

Date: 1960-1983

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), turquoise (mineral)

GUSN: 101880

Accession Number: 1984.1521

Brooch

This is a large rectangular brooch set in a silver mount, possibly galalith.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), casein plastic

GUSN: 101881

Accession Number: 1984.1422

Necklace

This silver necklace made from a Greek Orthodox tamata or ex voto is comprised of a flat rectangular metal pendant with canted corners chased with a pair of eyes surrounded by flames. The plaque is suspended by a jump ring from a silver metal link chain.

Date: 1950-1983

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), white metal

GUSN: 101882

Accession Number: 1984.1413

Bracelet

This bangle bracelet is made from an amber-colored plastic.

Date: 1950-1983

Maker: unknown

Material: Bakelite (TM)

GUSN: 101883

Accession Number: 1984.1524

Necklace

Green and white glass bead necklace.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102084

Accession Number: 2006.44.269

Cuff Button

Cuff button in the form of a moose.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102085

Accession Number: 2006.44.270

Pair of Brooches

Pair of brooches in the form of the number fifteen.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102086

Accession Number: 2006.44.271ab

Hatpin

Stickpin with two baroque pearl heads and metal leaf design along side of pearl.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102087

Accession Number: 2006.44.272

Brooch

Heart shaped gold brooch set with a pearl. The baroque pearl forms the blossom of a gold-stemmed flower set in a gold ribbon "frame" that forms an asymmetrical heart shape.

Date: ca. 1930

Maker: Haimes & Klein, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 102088

Accession Number: 2006.44.273

Shoe Buckle

Pewter shoe buckle.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102089

Accession Number: 2006.44.274

Pair of Cuff Links

Pair of oval sterling silver and enamel cuff links with the royal Hawaiian Coat of Arms on a blue background.

Date: ca. 1873

Maker: Dawkins Benny Jewelers (Jeweler)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102090

Accession Number: 2006.44.275ab

Cuff Link

Gilt metal oval cuff link.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102091

Accession Number: 2006.44.276

Clip

A sterling silver clip with guilloche decoration enameled in a white ground with roses and green leaves.

Date: 1908-1920

Maker: F. A. Hermann Company (Manufacturer)

Material: enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 102092

Accession Number: 2006.44.277

Stickpin

Stickpin with two hearts.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: Hodgson, Kennard & Co. (Retailer)

GUSN: 102093

Accession Number: 2006.44.278

Pair of Cuff Links

Oval cuff links engraved "S.P./1919". In original white rectangular case with gold embossed edges.

Date: 1919

Maker: Hodgson, Kennard & Co. (Retailer)

GUSN: 102094

Accession Number: 2006.44.279ab

Bracelet

Gold link bracelet with eleven links, missing half of clasp.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102095

Accession Number: 2006.44.280

Pair of Cuff Links

Pair of sterling silver and enamel cuff links with the royal Hawaiian coat of arms on a white background.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Island Curio Co. (Jeweler)

GUSN: 102096

Accession Number: 2006.44.281ab

Four Studs

Four gold studs with ovular, sphere, and flat circle backings.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102097

Accession Number: 2006.44.282a-d

Cuff Bracelet

Silver cuff bracelet decorated with stamped patterns of serrated diamonds that form a raised ridge that runs the length of the bracelet's center. A bezel-set cabochon oval turquoise sits at the center of the cuff.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), turquoise (mineral)

GUSN: 102098

Accession Number: 2006.44.283