Historic New England

Brooch

This silver filigree pendant consists of a shell-shaped surmount supporting three pendant drops. There is a suspension loop applied to the back, centered at the top of the shell.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 101159

Accession Number: 1922.203

This silver filigree brooch consists of three spheres with a leaf in the center of each. Each leaf supports one of three elongated, pointed drops. The brooch closes with a hinged pin and hook on the reverse.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 101160

Accession Number: 1922.204

Brooch and Earrings

Gilt metal filigree jewelry set consisting of a brooch and earrings. Circular brooch and earrings with buckle motif edged with a metal fringe.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101161

Accession Number: 2007.15.173a-c

Earrings

Each earring in this pair is composed of a silver filigree rosette top supporting three graduated filigree crescents. One earring in the pair retains three of the silver wire tassels that would have rimmed the bottom edge of the last crescent.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 101162

Accession Number: 1922.618AB

Brooch

Gold octagonal brooch set with long braided hair under glass, hinged pin and hook and safety chain with pin on reverse.

Date: 1805

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101163

Accession Number: 1944.319

Brooch

Gold elongated oval brooch set with a braid of blonde hair under glass, hinged pin and hook and safety chain and pin, head of pin set with brown hair under glass.

Date: 1835

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101164

Accession Number: 1944.320

Brooch

Gold brooch with a border of six petal-shaped pieces of jet, center set with woven brown hair under beveled glass, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101165

Accession Number: 1939.243

Pendant

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

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101166

Accession Number: 1944.322

Locket

Circular gold locket, center compartment contains a painting on ivory of a woman holding a dove surrounded by a black enamel border, reverse of locket contains a lock of blonde hair, loop for attachment at top.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: gold alloy, enameling, ivory (tooth component), painting (image-making)

GUSN: 101167

Accession Number: 1945.134

Brooch

This gold rectangular brooch with canted corners contains brown hair under beveled glass surrounded by a row of seed pearls. It closes with a hinged pin and hook on the reverse. It could also be converted to a pendant with the attached loop on the reverse.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 101168

Accession Number: 1913.111

Brooch

Gold oval combination brooch and locket with safety chain and pin, center set with braided brown hair under beveled glass, inside locket contains dark brown woven hair under glass, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1866

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101169

Accession Number: 1944.318

Locket

Gold circular locket, inside compartment contains lock of brown hair under glass, hinged loop at top with chased pendant loop.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101170

Accession Number: 1944.317

Stickpin

Oval hair and gold stick pin in pinwheel design.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101071

Accession Number: 1966.2248

Bracelet Clasp

Rectangular clasp with braided hair under glass set in gold with seed pearl border

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101072

Accession Number: 1966.2249

Cross Pendant

Hair and gold cross pendant.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101073

Accession Number: 1966.2250

Bracelet

Brown braided hair bracelet, gold clasp set with colorless paste.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101074

Accession Number: 1966.2251

Bracelet

Hair bracelet, gold rectangular clasp set with braided hair under glass and pearl border.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101075

Accession Number: 1966.2252

Set of Cuff Links and Studs

Set of hair cuff buttons and studs, each has oval buttons with pinwheel design

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101076

Accession Number: 1966.2253.1-3

Brooch

Hair and gold brooch, tube of hair encased in gold with engraved flowers, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101077

Accession Number: 1966.2254

Brooch

Hair brooch, oval surmount with hair bead border and stylized gold twisted wire flower in center, supporting gold and hair lyre pendant, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101078

Accession Number: 1966.2255

Earrings

Pair of hair pendant earrings, circular surmount with gold button center, supports two hair and gold pendants, gold ear wire fasteners.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101079

Accession Number: 1966.2256AB

Ring

Hair ring with gold buckle

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101080

Accession Number: 1966.2257

Pendant

Heart shaped hair pendant set in gold, suspended from two gold chains.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101081

Accession Number: 1966.2258

Bracelet

Hair and gold bracelet, two rows of woven hair beads alternating with gold plated diamond shaped links.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101082

Accession Number: 1966.2259

Earrings

Each earring in this pair consists of a carved oval red and white agate cameo depicting dancing classical women set in an oval gold-plated mount. The cameos are suspended from a gold bezel-mounted cut pearl, which in turn hangs from a gold bead. The earrings attach with screw back fasteners. They ar...

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: agate (chalcedony), pearl (animal material), gold (metal), plating (metal coating)

GUSN: 101083

Accession Number: 1966.2260AB

Cameo Brooch

Oval shell cameo brooch, depicts classical woman in profile with flowers in her hair, set in gold mount with twisted gold wire border, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101084

Accession Number: 1966.2261

Brooch

Circular gold brooch, engraved with floral spray in center and Rococo style ribbon border.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101085

Accession Number: 1966.2262

Bracelet

Twisted gold bangle bracelet.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101086

Accession Number: 1966.2263

Bracelet

This Bohemian garnet bracelet consists of nine rosettes set with garnets, all linked with hinges, all garnets are set in gold. The bracelet closes with a tongue and groove clasp and has a safety chain. It formed part of a set with 1966.2264.2, a brooch.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: garnet (mineral), gold (metal)

GUSN: 101087

Accession Number: 1966.2264.1

Brooch

Rectangular gold brooch, rococo scroll border surrounding hair set under glass, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101088

Accession Number: 1966.2265

Brooch

Carved coral brooch with gold cannetille frame, hinged pin and hook on reverse

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101089

Accession Number: 1966.2266

Earrings

Each earring in this pair consists of a cascade of coral berries suspended from a gold post embellished with gold leaves. The earrings attach with gold screw back fasteners.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: coral (material), gold (metal)

GUSN: 101090

Accession Number: 1966.2267AB

Ring

Red agate seal ring set in gold, seal is shield with line of arrows and bunch of arrows above, ribbon with Latin script below.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101091

Accession Number: 1966.2268

Ring

This ring consists of table-worked human hair encased in gold. The ring is formed as a serpent, with the human hair set in openwork gold so that the hair appears to form the serpent's scales. The serpent's head is decorated in bright blue enamel and is set with diamond chips, as are its eyes. It hol...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), human hair, enamel (fused coating), diamond (mineral)

GUSN: 101092

Accession Number: 1966.2278

Ring

Gold hand ring, hands unclasp.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101093

Accession Number: 1966.2277

Ring in Original Case

Horseshoe shaped white gold ring set with diamonds, octagonal shaped black case.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101094

Accession Number: 1966.2283

Brooch

Gold pendant made into a brooch in Rococo Revival style of curved scrolls above and below the emerald-cut and prong-set peridot.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: gold alloy, peridot (mineral)

GUSN: 101095

Accession Number: 1966.2284

Brooch

Painted enamel brooch in gold mount with twisted wire border, lake scene with mountain background.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101096

Accession Number: 1966.2270

Brooch

Gold golf club pin with pearl ball.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101097

Accession Number: 1966.2275

Locket

Gold circular locket containing photograph of woman and lock of brown hair.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101098

Accession Number: 1966.2274

Mourning Ring

Gold mourning ring, braided hair set under glass with seed pearl border.

Date: 1797

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101099

Accession Number: 1966.2280

Brooch

Blue glass and cut steel brooch set in silver, two round glass plaques with cut steel flowers in center, surmounted by crown with cut steel beads, tear drop glass pendant, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 101100

Accession Number: 1966.2281

Brooch

Painted enamel on porcelain brooch of woman with gold and pearl border, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 101101

Accession Number: 1966.2269

Brooch

Copper or brass moth shaped brooch with red glass wings and eyes and seed pearls set in body.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), copper (metal), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 101102

Accession Number: 1966.2272

Memorial Brooch

This navette-shaped mourning brooch made from an ivory plaque set under glass and surrounded by cut pastes in a silver border, depicts two doves perched on a flat-topped column. The brooch closes with a hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), ivory (tooth component), glass (material)

GUSN: 101103

Accession Number: 1966.2271