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Cross and necklace
Josephine Hartwell Shaw (American, 1865–1941)
about 1913
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Medium/Technique
Gold (20K), sapphire (pink and purple), pearl
Dimensions
Overall: 55.9 cm (22 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the maker in memory of her husband Frederick A. Shaw
Accession Number14.418
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionThe pendant is a flat green gold cross with scrolled edges, a pierced, openwork design, and applied pellets, and is set with five pink and purple sapphires of vary shades and seven pearls of different sizes, with the upper left pearl distinctly yellower than the others. The gold chain consists of alternating long and short links, three sections of more elaborate links and pellets, and a toggle clasp.
Marks
(heart)SHAW(heart)
ProvenanceCollection of maker, Josephine Hartwell Shaw; to MFA April 9, 1914, given in memory of her husband.