Historic New England

Brooch

Gold over brass oval revolving style brooch, center set with palette worked curls over milk glass.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 101201

Accession Number: 1960.99

Brooch

Gold oval brooch, center set with brown woven hair under faceted glass and surrounded by pearls, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1835-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101202

Accession Number: 1927.878

Brooch

Gilt metal brooch with applied scalloped border, center set with brown hair in basket weave patter under beveled glass and surrounded by an enamel border, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101203

Accession Number: 1939.255

Brooch

This small gold diamond-shaped brooch is set with woven brown and gray hair under glass. The brooch closes with a hinged pin and C-hook on the reverse

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 101204

Accession Number: 1931.58

Brooch

Gold and jet rectangular brooch, center set with a braid of blonde hair under beveled glass and surrounded by foliate chased gold border, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1838

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101205

Accession Number: 1927.214

Brooch

Gold octagonal brooch, center set with gold script "G" over tightly woven brown hair under glass, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101206

Accession Number: 1927.884

Brooch

Gold oval brooch, center set with swirl of blonde hair under beveled glass, hinged pin and hook and safety chain with pin on reverse.

Date: 1869

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101207

Accession Number: 1934.1828

Brooch

Gold brooch set with a border of faceted jet beads, center set with a braid of brown hair under beveled glass and surrounded by a chased bezel, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101208

Accession Number: 1929.565

Charm

Gold plated rectangular charm, brown woven hair set within scalloped cut out in the back and front centers. Stored in brown leather box with gilt edging.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101209

Accession Number: 1933.970

Gold heart shaped locket with a vertical twisted gold wire down the center, inside contains two compartments, one empty and the other holds a braid of black hair and a lock of brown hair, pendant loop at top.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101210

Accession Number: 1940.493

Locket

Small gold-plated circular locket, inside contains two compartments of brown hair in basket weave pattern, small loop at top.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101211

Accession Number: 1934.1833

Pendant

Gold circular pendant with floral chased border, center set with a braid of brown hair under beveled glass, chased pendant loop at top.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101212

Accession Number: 1944.324

Brooch

Gold oval brooch set with a border of faceted jet beads, center set with a lock of white hair under beveled glass, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101213

Accession Number: 1931.59

Earrings

No description

Date: ca. 1864

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101214

Accession Number: 1940.130ab

Brooch

Circular brooch set with border of pastes, bezel center set with light brown hair under glass and surrounded by blue enamel border, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101215

Accession Number: 1927.879

Charm

Gold harp-shaped charm with hairwork in two colors.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101216

Accession Number: 1963.401

Brooch

Gold rectangular brooch set with a border of faceted jet beads, center set with braid of brown hair under glass and surrounded by a chased bezel, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101217

Accession Number: 1934.1830

Brooch

Gold oval brooch with engraved border, center set with painting of an unidentified man, reverse is set with blonde and brown hair woven together under glass, hinged pin and hook is a later replacement (safety chain and pin missing).

Date: 1863

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101218

Accession Number: 1928.1271

Locket

Gilt metal and jet locket with foliate chased border, reverse has compartment with quartz cover inscribed in intaglio "Lucy" on cover, Lock of brown hair in compartment.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101219

Accession Number: 1965.29

Brooch

Gold oval brooch with scroll engraved border, center set with a lock of brown hair under beveled glass, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1845

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101220

Accession Number: 1927.908

Brooch

Rectangular gilt metal brooch with border of round amethysts, center set with a lock of brown hair under beveled glass and surrounded by chased bezel, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101221

Accession Number: 1933.1621

Brooch

This gold oval brooch, center set with gold initials "CM" over a braid of blonde hair under glass, is surrounded by a border of black enamel. It attaches with a hinged pin and hook on the reverse.

Date: 1804

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), gold (metal), enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 101222

Accession Number: 1913.114

Brooch

Gold cross brooch set with faceted jet beads, center set with brown braided hair under beveled glass, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101223

Accession Number: 1927.907

Brooch

Gold circular brooch with applied fleur de lis and black enamel scrolls, center set with basket weave brown hair under glass and surrounded by a row of pearls, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101224

Accession Number: 1987.627

Brooch

Gold pin set with brown hair in basket weave pattern under glass and surrounded by a row of seed pearls, hinged pin and hook and a twentieth century spring ring clasp on reverse.

Date: 1831

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101225

Accession Number: 1937.632

Brooch with miniature portrait

This rectangular brooch consists of a miniature painting on porcelain which depicts a woman in Renaissance-style dress holding a lidded urn. The porcelain plaque is set in a gold mount with an applied gold frame with shell and scroll accents. The brooch closes with a hinged pin and hook on the rever...

Date: 1845

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gold (metal)

GUSN: 102028

Accession Number: 1922.772

Brooch

This rectangular brooch is composed of a miniature ink drawing on paper of three red flowers under beveled glass, possibly crystal. The miniature is set in a gold mount with a chased foliate border. The brooch closes with a hinged pin and hook on the reverse.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), paper (fiber product), ink and paint application techniques

GUSN: 102029

Accession Number: 1936.873

Brooch in Case

Oval brooch containing daguerreotype of George P. Geer, set in gold mount with beaded edge, hinged pin and hook on reverse. Square leather covered case with satin and velvet lining.

Date: 1851-1860

Maker: Fessenden, Benjamin (Photographer)

GUSN: 102030

Accession Number: 1941.46ab

Brooch

This circular brooch is set with an albumen photograph of Lawrence Rhoades (1842-1910) under beveled glass, surrounded by a tortoiseshell disc that is pinned to an ivory disc back with six metal pins. Each pin is mounted with an orange-colored bead. The brooch closed with a hinged pin and C-clasp (p...

Date: 1864-1880

Maker: Attributed to Rhoades, Lawrence (Maker)

Material: glass (material), tortoise shell, ivory (tooth component), silver and silver alloy, albumen prints

GUSN: 102031

Accession Number: 1943.343

Brooch

Oval brooch with an ink painting on mother of pearl ground of a man in eighteenth century costume set in a gold faceted mount with foliate engraving, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102032

Accession Number: 1969.93

Brooch

Silver brooch with pierced foliate design set with rose cut pastes, center features a picture of a crowned religious figure with outstretched arms set under a thick piece of glass.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102033

Accession Number: 1940.507

Brooch

Oval brooch with a painting on mother of pearl of Sir Walter Scott and his hound and set in a gold mount with clear opal cover, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: c. 1813-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102034

Accession Number: 1927.909

Brooch with miiniature portrait of John Smith

Small oval brooch with a miniature ink on paper portrait of John Smith under beveled crystal and set in a gold mount, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: ca. 1813

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), ink

GUSN: 102035

Accession Number: 1917.459

Brooch

Rolled gold brooch in the shape of a hand holding a square between the thumb and forefinger a square set with a blue glass "stone", also set with a diamond on ring finger and a link bracelet with locket charm around wrist, hinged pin and safety clasp on reverse.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102036

Accession Number: 1993.890

Brooch

Silver brooch in the form of a curved sword sheathed in a scabbard, sword blade is engraved with Arabic letters, handle and scabbard set with three cabochon corals and one cabochon turquoise, chain attaches sword to scabbard, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102037

Accession Number: 1969.1894

Brooch

Metal brooch in the form of a ladder, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102038

Accession Number: 1948.42

Brooch

Gold-washed silver brooch of two spiders set with tigers-eye and moonstone catseye cabochon stones for their bodies and garnets or amethysts for their eyes (one garnet eye is missing). The spiders are mounted on two bars tipped with a tigers-eye (one missing). The brooch closes with a hinged pin and...

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), silver (metal), moonstone, quartz (mineral)

GUSN: 102039

Accession Number: 1935.261

Arrow Brooch

Silver brooch in the form of an arrow with engraved foliate decoration, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102040

Accession Number: 1936.198

Brooch

Pewter or nickle-alloy cast metal brooch in the form of a feather set with round colorless pastes (some missing), hinged pin with safety clasp on reverse.

Date: 1918-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: white metal, paste (glass)

GUSN: 102041

Accession Number: 1932.2325

Brooch

Gold brooch in the form of a sword with a removable scabbard attached to handle with a chain, handle decorated with red enamel and set with pearls.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102042

Accession Number: 1946.688

Pair of Sleeve Clips

Pair of gold s-shaped child's pins with floral engraving around oval engraved "Baby."

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102043

Accession Number: 1923.514ab

Necklace

Set of hollow gold beads strung on a gold chain. Closure is a pressure tab slide that fits into a cavity on the last gold bead on the string.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 102044

Accession Number: 1933.1464

Necklace

Gold chain necklace with large circular reed links, gold oval locket with applied decoration with architectural elements, black enamel decoration and set with a band of diamonds (?), inside locket is engraved and contains a color photograph of Samuel Gardiner Trippe.

Date: 1870-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102045

Accession Number: 1965.125AB

Brooch

Gilded brass brooch composed of four watch cocks from the works of old watches, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102046

Accession Number: 1933.296

Brooch

Gold heart shaped brooch with foliate engraving and applied raised circle with engraved leaf decoration, hinged pin and hook and pendant loop on reverse.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102047

Accession Number: 1969.1726

Brooch

Brooch composed of silver leaf set with cabochon turquoises and seed pearls, stem is in gold and encircles the leaf, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102048

Accession Number: 1987.630

Brooch

Small gold brooch in the shape of the number 6 with foliate engraving.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102049

Accession Number: 1954.130

Bar Brooch

Rectangular gold hollow stamped bar brooch with foliate engraving and bright-cut engraved border with an applied cartouche and foliate decoration in center, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102050

Accession Number: 1930.1670

Brooch

Gold scroll brooch with impressed vine decoration and set with small pearl, supporting a pierced teardrop pendant with six vase drops and set with twisted gold wire decoration, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102051

Accession Number: 1933.1641

Pair of Gilt Ornaments

Two gilt metal circular ornaments with loop attachment for sewing.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102052

Accession Number: 1947.214ab

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