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Object Name
Brooch
Object Number
1921-02-38
Description
Oval brooch with horizontal pin on back. Colored mosaics set in oval "goldstone" with gold frame. Mosaics create scene of columns in front of St. Peter's in Rome, Italy.
Comment
Belonged to Lucretia Deming Perkins (Mrs. John Williams Quincy) It was purchased in Rome in either 1860 or 1864.
Category
Personal Artifacts
Date Made
ca. 1860-1865
Dimensions
1 1/8" x 1 3/8"
Materials
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