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Bracelet clasp (one of a pair)
Workshop of: Jefferys & Jones (English)
English
about 1789
Object Place: London, England
Medium/Technique
Gold, watercolor on ivory, hair
Dimensions
Height x width: 1 1/4 x 1 in. (3.2 x 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. M. A. Elton
Accession Number88.305
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Bracelets and armlets
DescriptionA painted scene of two children underneath a tree in sepia tones. One child is leaning against a plinth and holding a dove while the second reclines on the ground and points upward. The painting is under glass and set within an octagonal gold frame. On each side of the clasp is a conforming piece of gold with ten holes which would have connected it to a multi-strand bracelet.
ProvenanceCollection of Mrs. E.A. Elton by 1888; to MFA February 1888, bequest.
"Painted at Jeffreys and Jones, London" (from card)
"Painted at Jeffreys and Jones, London" (from card)