Mourning Brooch and Case

From Fairfield Museum

circa 1855 (Date manufactured/created)

A) Leather, brass B) Glass, pearl, gold, onyx, Daguerreotype, hair

1 5/8" H X 2 1/16" W X 5/8" D Measurement Notes: 1 5/8' x 2 1/16" x 5/8" (height x width x depth of brooch)
3 1/4" H X 2 3/4" W X 1" D Measurement Notes: 3 1/4" x 2 3/4" x 1" (height x width x depth of case)

This mourning jewelry consists of a large oval brooch with pearls and a glass-covered daguerreotype of Esther Dimon Wakeman (1770-1855) in the center. On the back is a plaited lock of hair in a small glass-covered oval setting.

 

Gift of Esther Dimon Waterman

Accession/ID Number 1979.91AB

Classifications

Subjects

• Mourning jewelry
• Wakeman family