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Memorial Brooch

1786
Not on view
Featuring a delicate, deftly rendered watercolor on ivory depicting a neoclassical style funerary urn, this brooch memorializes the Salem, Massachusetts, merchant Francis Cabot, who died in 1786. The gold lettering in the enameled frame reads, "FRANCIS • CABOT • ESQ • / OB: 12 • APR:1786 • AE:69." The curved surface of its underside suggests the brooch might have once been a ring.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Memorial Brooch
  • Date: 1786
  • Geography: Probably made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Watercolor on ivory, enamel, gold, copper, and beveled crystal
  • Dimensions: 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. (3.2 x 1.9 cm)
  • Credit Line: Friends of the American Wing Fund, 2024
  • Object Number: 2024.217
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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