Historic New England

Brooch

Gilt metal rectangular brooch with canted corners, center set with brown hair in basket weave pattern and gold script letter T under glass, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 101176

Accession Number: 1922.1056

Brooch

This gold, elongated oval brooch is set with a loose swirl of brunette hair under beveled glass. The brooch has a plain gold mount and closes with a hinged pin and hook on the reverse.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 101177

Accession Number: 1922.216

Brooch

Gold oval brooch, center set with brown woven hair under beveled glass and surrounded by a row of natural pearls, engraving and hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1856

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101178

Accession Number: 1987.628

Brooch

This oval brooch is set with a swirl of blonde and brown hair under beveled glass. It is mounted in a plain gold border and closes with a hinged pin and hook on the reverse.

Date: 1844

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 101179

Accession Number: 1921.317

Gold oval brooch with black enamel border, center set with an ambrotype portrait of Governor Samuel Wells (1801-1868) of Maine (same picture as 1933.1968 and 1929.515), hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 101180

Accession Number: 1929.514

Brooch with miniature portrait of Elizabeth W. Gilbert

This gold rectangular brooch is set with a miniature portrait on ivory of a baby holding a silver coral and bells (1932.225). The child wears a pink dress with a wide neck and short, gathered sleeves. The portrait is set under beveled glass. The back is inscribed with the child's name and the date (...

Date: 1839

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), miniatures (paintings), ivory (tooth component), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 101182

Accession Number: 1932.224

Brooch

Gold oval brooch, center set with brown woven hair under beveled glass surrounded by gold twisted rope border, hinged pin (missing) and hook on reverse.

Date: 1849

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101183

Accession Number: 1944.321

Mourning Ring in Original Case

Marquise shaped gold mounting set with gold intertwined initials "CS" over brown woven hair, engraved on reverse and on band.

Date: 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101184

Accession Number: 1932.515AB

Brooch

Gold octagonal brooch set with enamel, center has oval compartment with a braid of brown hair under beveled glass and surrounded by chased gold border, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1843

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101185

Accession Number: 1936.283

Brooch

This gilt metal and black enamel rectangular brooch features an urn and willow tree at its center. The urn is set with brown hair in a basket-weave pattern under beveled glass. The edges of the brooch and the urn reserve are framed in a gold border chased with floral scrolls. The urn top and base ar...

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101186

Accession Number: 1920.39

Brooch

Gold and enamel rectangular brooch with rounded corners, center set with blonde hair under beveled glass, hinged pin and hook on reverse.This brooch, most likely made for Lucy Ann (Lane) Norcross, marks the deaths of Otis Norcross Jr (1837-1841) and George L. Norcross (1840-1841). The donor was the ...

Date: 1841

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101187

Accession Number: 1927.303

Brooch

Gold and enamel rectangular brooch, center set with a braid of brown and gray hair and surrounded by a foliate chased border, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1841

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101188

Accession Number: 1969.3599

Brooch

Gilt metal and jet brooch with scroll border, center set with oval cameo of broken column and flower surrounded by a row of seed pearls, reverse is set with a braid of brown hair under glass, hinged pin and hook.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: pearl (animal material), gold alloy, enamel (fused coating), glass (material)

GUSN: 101189

Accession Number: 1933.37

Locket

Black vulcanite oval locket, inner compartment contains a lock of brown hair under glass, loop attachment at top.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101190

Accession Number: 1933.1708

Locket in Original Case

Onyx and gold oval locket, front features a gold fleur de lis set with four seed pearls, inside compartments hold a ambrotype of Governor Samuel Wells (1801-1868) of Maine (same picture as 1933.1969 and 1929.514) and a lock of white hair under glass, gold pendant loop at top. Fitted leather case wit...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101191

Accession Number: 1929.515ab

Brooch

Gold octagonal brooch with faceted edge, center set with brown hair in basket weave pattern, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1864

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 101192

Accession Number: 1928.889

Brooch

Stamped gilt metal brooch with scroll design, center set with woven brown hair under beveled glass and surrounded by a row of pearls, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 101193

Accession Number: 1931.989

Brooch

Gold and brown table-worked hair brooch in the form of two acorns. Closure is a hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair, gold alloy

GUSN: 101194

Accession Number: 1930.162

Brooch

Gold heart shaped brooch, center set with brown hair, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, human hair, weaving, metal

GUSN: 101195

Accession Number: 1933.1178

Pendant

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

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101196

Accession Number: 1936.287

Brooch

Hollow gilt metal scroll border brooch, center set with a swirl of blonde hair under glass, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1849

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), alloy, human hair, hair

GUSN: 101197

Accession Number: 1933.34

Locket

Gold oval locket, front engraved with an asymmetrical cartouche surrounded by acanthus leaves, inside compartments contain a tin type of a bust of Andrews Norton and a lock of gray hair, large gold pendant loop at top.

Date: ca. 1853

Maker: unknown

Material: gold alloy, glass (material), tintypes (prints)

GUSN: 101198

Accession Number: 1990.8

Memorial Brooch

Gold rectangular brooch with rounded corners, center set with intertwined gray and brown hair under glass and surrounded by a row of seed pearls, engraved on reverse, hinged pin and hook is a later addition.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 101199

Accession Number: 1922.1019

Brooch

Gold rectangular brooch with border of faceted jet beads, center set with lock of light brown hair under beveled glass, hinged pin and hook and safety chain and pin on reverse.

Date: 1823

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101200

Accession Number: 1940.502

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), gold (metal), opaque white glass, hairwork, hair, human hair, hollow (form attribute), chasing

GUSN: 101201

Accession Number: 1960.99

Pair of Cuff buttons

Pair of oval Roman micromosaic cuff buttons, each feature a spray of flowers set in a goldstone background, gold frame with rope border, post and guard on reverse.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 100850

Accession Number: 1925.366CD

Brooch and Pin

Two oval Roman micromosaic brooches. One large oval brooch depicting a spray of flowers inset in a goldstone background, gold setting with rope border, hinged pin and hook on reverse. Small oval brooch depicting a spray of flowers inset in a goldstone background, gold setting, pin is missing.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 100851

Accession Number: 1925.366AB

Set of Buttons

Set of seven circular Roman micromosaic buttons, each depicts an architectural scene set in black glass, all set in brass frame, loop attachment on reverse.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 100852

Accession Number: 1934.1286a-g

Cuff Button

Circular tortoiseshell cuff button with gold piqué point stars, two metal posts with oval guards on reverse.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100853

Accession Number: 1922.210

Pair of Cuff Buttons

Pair of rectangular tortoiseshell cuff buttons each with a gold piqué posé letter L and Greek key border on beveled edges, metal posts with circular guard on reverse.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100854

Accession Number: 1922.211

Pair of Cuff Buttons

Pair of large circular tortoiseshell cuff buttons with beveled edges and applied tortoiseshell intertwined initials "G H N," metal post and circular guard on reverse.These cuff buttons belonged to the donor, Grenville H. Norcross, youngest son of Lucy Anne (Lane) and Otis Norcross, Jr. Otis Norcross...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100855

Accession Number: 1937.1371.1-.2

Pair of Cuff Buttons

Pair of rectangular tortoiseshell cuff buttons each with a gold piqué posé letter W and Greek key border on beveled edges, metal posts with circular guard on reverse.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100856

Accession Number: 1940.867ab

Pair of Cuff Buttons

Pair of circular tortoiseshell cuff buttons, metal post and circular guard on reverse.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100857

Accession Number: 1933.1706ab

Pair of Cuff Buttons

Pair of rectangular tortoiseshell cuff buttons each with a gold piqué posé letter L and Greek key border on beveled edges, metal posts with circular guard on reverse.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100858

Accession Number: 1933.1367ab

Pair of Cuff Buttons

Pair of square tortoiseshell cuff buttons, each with gold piqué posé stripe and leaf and berry design, beveled edges, post and circular guard on reverse.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100859

Accession Number: 1943.452ab

Pair of Cuff Buttons

Pair of oval tortoiseshell cuff buttons, each with piqué posé silver and mother of pearl floral decoration, tortoiseshell post and guards on reverse.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 100860

Accession Number: 1922.570ab

Pair of Cuff Buttons

Pair of circular tortoiseshell cuff buttons, each with mother of pearl and silver piqué posé and painted gold foliate design, "ROMA" is painted in gold along top, tortoiseshell post and guard on reverse.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 100861

Accession Number: 1932.852ab

Cuff Button

Oval tortoiseshell cuff button with applied tortoiseshell relief of a profile of a Roman soldier, metal post and circular guard on reverse.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100862

Accession Number: 1930.16ab

Cuff Link

Oval tortoiseshell cuff link with gold piqué posé circle and stripe design, gold chain link.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell, gold (metal)

GUSN: 100863

Accession Number: 1932.81

Pair of Cuff Buttons

Pair of circular mother of pearl cuff buttons, mother of pearl post and circular guards on reverse.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100864

Accession Number: 1941.709ab

Stud

Plain circular mother of pearl stud, mother of pearl post and guard on reverse.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100865

Accession Number: 1930.1386

Pair of Cuff Buttons

Pair of circular mother of pearl cuff buttons, each feature an engraved letter A, mother of pearl post and circular guard on reverse.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100866

Accession Number: 1946.687ab

Set of Cuff Links and Studs

Set of gold cuff links and studs all set with white stone. Pair of oval cufflinks, white stones in gold setting with faceted edge, gold link attachment. One circular and one oval gold stud with white stones in gold setting with faceted edge, gold post and circular guards, one engraved with foliate ...

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100867

Accession Number: 1940.10a-d

Set of Buttons

Set of eight mother of pearl buttons, each set with a purple glass stone in center surrounded by raised circles and carved feathered border, metal loop on reverse for attachment.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), mother of pearl

GUSN: 100868

Accession Number: 1928.927a-h