Historic New England

Cameo Belt Buckle in Original Case

Vertical rectangular mother of pearl belt buckle with applied shell cameo of classical male in profile set in ormolu mount with leaves and loops; fastener is hinged at bottom and clasps at top, vertical hinged chape and tongue at center. Rectangular brown case with gilt border and design on cover.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100716

Accession Number: 1925.363

Cameo Brooch with Two Pairs of Earrings

This set of shell cameo jewelry consists of a brooch and two pairs of drop earrings. The cameo is carved to represent a young girl standing near a small, rustic house, under a tree. The cameo is mounted in a gold frame with a twisted gold ribbon surround. The brooch closes with a hinged pin and C- h...

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), shell (animal material)

GUSN: 100717

Accession Number: 1942.319a-e

Cameo brooch

Rectangular shell cameo brooch set in gold mount, depicts the Birth of Venus, plain gold mount, hinged pin and hook on reverse. Brown leather case with stamped foliate border on cover, cream satin lining, hook closure.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: Constantin Roesler Franz (Artist)

Material: gold (metal), conch (shell)

GUSN: 100718

Accession Number: 1971.2202AB

Cameo Fob

Gold and chalcedony cameo watch fob with locket containing tinted photographs, cameo depicts two overlapping males in profile one in white and one in black, reverse has applied gold monogram of an intertwined M and K; locket contains two tinted photographs, one of a woman set under glass, the other ...

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100719

Accession Number: 1930.21

Cameo Studs

Pair of oval gold and chalcedony cameo studs, rectangular shaped cameo depicts two classical females in profile in black and white, female in white has a lyre, round button stud on reverse.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100720

Accession Number: 1930.22AB

Brooch

This oval glass cameo brooch is part of a set with a pair of earrings (1925.222AB). The cameo depicts a classically dressed female in profile wearing a necklace and and earrings. The cameo is set in a gold cannetille border. The brooch closes with a hinged pin and hook on the reverse. The brooch cou...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), onyx (mineral)

GUSN: 100721

Accession Number: 1925.221

Pair of Earrings

Each earring in this pair is composed of an oval onyx cameo which depicts a classically dressed female in profile wearing a necklace and earrings. Each cameo is set in a gold border embellished with gold granulation, coiled wirework and rope around the edge. The earrings attach with gold earwires th...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), onyx (mineral)

GUSN: 100722

Accession Number: 1925.222AB

Lava Cameo Bracelet

"Lava" (talc / soapstone) cameo bracelet, made up of five oval sections each with a winged cherub, one holds an animal (brow), one holds a lyre (green), one holds a basket of flowers (white), another holds a wreath (tan), a fifth holds an arrow (gray), each set in gold frame, push button clasp and s...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100723

Accession Number: 1930.145

Cameo Brooch

Oval "lava" (talc / soapstone)cameo brooch, depicts sitting winged cherub holding a lyre and accompanied by a lamb in high relief, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100724

Accession Number: 2007.15.36

Bracelet

This carved hardstone cameo bracelet depicts a classically dressed female in profile with a garland of grape leaves in her hair. The cameo is set in a gold mount which features an applied floral wreath and twisted wire rope borders and four cast and chased ram heads. The bails connecting the cameo t...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: Diego D'Estrada (Jeweler)

Material: gold (metal), chalcedony

GUSN: 100725

Accession Number: 1930.177

Brooch

This carved hardstone cameo brooch depicts a classically dressed female in profile with a garland of roses in her hair. The cameo is set in a gold mount which features an applied floral wreath and twisted wire rope borders. The brooch closes with a hinged pin and hook on the reverse.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: Diego D'Estrada (Jeweler)

Material: gold (metal), chalcedony

GUSN: 100726

Accession Number: 1930.178

Pair of Earrings

Each earring in this pair is composed of a carved hardstone cameo depicting a classically dressed female in profile with a garland of roses in her hair. Each cameo is set in a gold mount which features an applied floral wreath and twisted wire rope border. Each earring closes with a hinged wire and ...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: Diego D'Estrada (Jeweler)

Material: gold (metal), chalcedony

GUSN: 100727

Accession Number: 1930.179AB

Set of vest buttons and their original box

Each button in this set of twelve is composed of a micromosaic view of an ancient Roman architectural site. Each micromosaic is set in black glass and mounted in gold with an applied rope border. Each button attaches with a hook on the reverse. The set of twelve buttons are in their original black ...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: micromosaics, gold (metal), glass (material)

GUSN: 100728

Accession Number: 1930.160

Necklaces

Two jet bead "dog collar" style necklaces, so named for their close fit around the neck. "A" worked with beaded square panels alternating with swags of beaded strands, collar fastened with four metal snaps."B" worked with diamond-shaped repeating beaded designs worked on black mesh ground, collar fa...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: jet (coal), beads (pierced objects)

GUSN: 100729

Accession Number: 1942.262ab

Dog Collar Necklaces

Two nearly identical jet beaded "dog collar" style necklaces, so called for their close fit around the neck. Each of the two collars is worked in rectangular-shaped panels of beads worked in vertically-oriened rows. These panels alternate with sections of beaded strings worked to lie in vertically-s...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100730

Accession Number: 1942.263ab

Collar

Jet bead drop collar necklace, beads form openwork in diamond pattern, all attached to silk covered cotton band.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100731

Accession Number: 1993.370

Necklace

This necklace is composed of black glass beads in a lacy woven collar shape with nine white quatrefoil-shaped elements forming a central horizontal design. The fastener and part of the collar are missing.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 100732

Accession Number: 1936.884

Beaded Watch Chain

Black and white bead watch chain, five long rectangular beaded panels with white geometric designs attached by horizontal bead strings.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 100733

Accession Number: 1913.113

Necklace

Gutta percha bead necklace on metal chain with seven pendants with molded flower bunches, beads and teardrop shaped pendants, hook and eye clasp.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100734

Accession Number: 1969.3012

Necklace with painted miniature clasp

This choker-style necklace is composed of an octagonal clasp containing a miniature painted on ivory under glass. The miniature depicts a woman in a landscape holding a book and pointing to the sky. It was most likely one of a pair of bracelet clasps in the late eighteenth century but only one survi...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), ivory (tooth component), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 100735

Accession Number: 1920.511

Pair of Bracelets

Pair of black velvet bracelets with gilt metal rectangular clasps with raised circles and flowers.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 100736

Accession Number: 1917.941-942

Necklace

Metal chain necklace with molded pendant plaque that is decorated with a pair of bird heads flanking a round, bezel-set green glass stone.

Date: 1915

Maker: Dumont, Maurice (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 100737

Accession Number: 1969.1764.2

Necklace

Cast silver pierced ovals with abstract flowers and scrolls, connected by six strands of coral beads, hook and eye clasp.

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 100738

Accession Number: 1969.3013

Cameo Brooch

Blue "lava" (porcelain) cameo brooch set in gold frame, depicts classical woman in profile with grape bunches and leaves in hair, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100739

Accession Number: 1924.225

Cameo

Blue oval "lava" (porcelain / clay)cameo depicting a Bacchante.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100740

Accession Number: 1926.12

Cameo Brooch

"Lava" (talc/soapstone) brooch set in gold mount, depicts Flora and Cupid brandishing Hymen's torch, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100741

Accession Number: 1929.563

Cameo Brooch

This black oval "lava" cameo brooch depicts a seated putti in high relief. The brooch is mounted in a simple gold band and closes with a hinged pin and hook on the reverse.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 100742

Accession Number: 1922.208

Cameo Brooch

Oval "lava" sandstone cameo brooch set in gold mount, depicts classical female in profile with grape vine in her hair, gold mount has applied rope border, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100743

Accession Number: 1933.1639

Brooch

This gray "lava" (soapstone) brooch is part of a set, with matching earrings (1922.616.2AB). All three pieces feature a scallop shell with dangling spiral shell and two entwined sea creatures on lily pads hanging from gold chains. The brooch closes with a hinged pin and hook on the reverse.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: limestone, gold (metal)

GUSN: 100744

Accession Number: 1922.616.1

Necklace

Opera length coral round bead necklace, strung on wire.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100745

Accession Number: 1969.3617

Necklace

This double-strand red branch coral necklace closes with a chased rococo gold tongue and groove clasp.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: coral (material), gold (metal)

GUSN: 100746

Accession Number: 1920.729

Pair of Child's Armlets

Pair of matching double strand red branch coral armlets with tubular hexagonal metal clasps.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100747

Accession Number: 1934.895ab

Pair of Child's Armlets

Pair of matching coral armlets, four strands of small polished branch coral beads, rectangular gold clasps with engraved scrolls.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 100748

Accession Number: 1932.561ab

Pair of Earrings

Each earring in this pair is composed of graduated multi-layer clusters of seed pearl rosettes, with a large central pearl, set on a mother-of-pearl plaque and held in place with white horsehair. The earrings attach with gold ear wires. In fitted black horseshoe shaped leather box (1933.1693.2) with...

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: Tiffany & Co. (Retailer)

Material: mother of pearl, freshwater pearl, horsehair, gold (metal)

GUSN: 101000

Accession Number: 1933.1693.1AB

Brooch

This brooch forms a set with 1933.1693.1AB. The brooch is composed of graduated multi-layer clusters of seed pearl rosettes set on a mother-of-pearl plaque and held in place with white horsehair. The brooch closes with a hinged pin and hook on the reverse. It is enclosed in box 1933.1693.2.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, freshwater pearl, horsehair, gold (metal)

GUSN: 101001

Accession Number: 1933.1694

Pair of Earrings

Each earring in this pair consists of a seed pearl rosette surrounding an oval paste center tied to a mother of pearl plaque with white horsehair. The earrings attach with gold hinged wire ear fasteners.

Date: ca. 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: freshwater pearl, glass (material), foil (metal), mother of pearl, horsehair, gold (metal)

GUSN: 101002

Accession Number: 1934.1844AB

Earring

This single earring is composed of a single pearl set in gold from which is suspended a beaded seed pearl ball drop with an amethyst or garnet bezel-set in gold at the base of the drop. The earring attaches with a screw-back fastener.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), freshwater pearl, amethyst (mineral), garnet (mineral)

GUSN: 101003

Accession Number: 1917.224

Pair of Earrings

Pair of gold and artificial pearl earrings, two gold colored pearls on a gold wire and a small gold bead at top and bottom, wire ear fasteners.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101004

Accession Number: 2007.15.87ab

Chatelaine

Gold colored metal (pinchbeck) chatelaine with two miniature paintings on ivory. The belt hook is set with an oval miniature depicting a woman in a white dress holding red flowers sitting by an urn and a child or cherub is sitting behind her. The second miniature hangs from three chains suspended fr...

Date: ca. 1797

Maker: unknown

Material: pinchbeck, ivory (tooth component), marcasite, watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 101005

Accession Number: 1948.128

Pair of Earrings

Each earring in this pair is set with four irregularly shaped, table-cut emeralds set in cut-tab gold bezels, alternating with four freshwater seed pearls pierced by gold wires to hold them in place. At the center of each earring, surrounded by small gold balls, is a large baroque pearl. The earring...

Date: 1894-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), freshwater pearl, emerald (mineral)

GUSN: 101006

Accession Number: 1990.1389.1-2

Pair of Earrings

Each earring in this pair is composed of a large freshwater pearl top with an amethyst drop beneath. The top pearl is mounted with a gold back. Hanging beneath the pearl suspended on a fine white gold chain is a small pearl bead above a large briolette-cut amethyst with a white gold cap. Each earri...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Black, Starr & Frost Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Material: gold (metal), freshwater pearl, amethyst (mineral)

GUSN: 101007

Accession Number: 1990.13AB

Pair of earrings

Each earring in this pair is composed of an oval old European-cut topaz set in a gold cannetille border with rosettes of seed pearls above and below. The earrings attach with hinged gold ear wires on the reverse.

Date: ca. 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), topaz (mineral), pearl (animal material)

GUSN: 101008

Accession Number: 1932.516AB

Earring

Single oval hair, jet and pearl earring, basket weave hair under glass surrounded by a row of seed pearls and a row of faceted jet, set in gold mount, hinged wire ear fastener on reverse.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101009

Accession Number: 1952.151

Pair of Earrings

Each earring in this pair is composed of a circular rose-cut paste stone with pink foil backing set in a gold crown bezel mount. The earrings attach with gold ear wires on the reverse.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), gold (metal)

GUSN: 101010

Accession Number: 1926.237AB

Earring

This single earring is composed of an old European-cut clear paste set in metal. The earring attaches with a hinged ear wire with a hook closure at the top of the stone.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), white metal

GUSN: 101011

Accession Number: 1933.43

Pair of Drops

Pair of tear drop shaped old European cut paste earring drops set in gold colored metal, loop attachments at top.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101012

Accession Number: 1933.41ab

Brooch and Earrings

Paste earrings and brooch, each piece consists of six colorless paste stones set in silver, gold wires on earrings and hinged pin and hook on brooch.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 101013

Accession Number: 1933.42a-c

Pair of Earrings

Each earring in this pair is composed of a central, rose-cut, red paste set in a gilt metal prong mount with a pierced fan surround. The earrings attach with hinged fasteners that have attachments for added pendants.

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal, gilding

GUSN: 101014

Accession Number: 1927.434AB

Earrings

Two rectangular paste earrings, one with pink foil backing (B) the other with orange foil (A), both set in silver with loops at bottom for the attachment of drops (missing), gold colored hinged wire ear fasteners on reverse.

Date: 1780-1804

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), paste (glass)

GUSN: 101015

Accession Number: 1939.543ab

Earring

Quartz or topaz earring, oval shaped stone set in gold with loop at bottom for the attachment of drops (missing), hinged wire ear fastener.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101016

Accession Number: 1934.1808

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