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Cameo Portrait of Otis Norcross
about 1850
Medium/Technique
Horn/ivory or bone/shell
Dimensions
Height x width: 1 7/8 x 1 7/16 in. (4.8 x 3.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Grenville Howland Norcross
Accession Number27.4
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Cameos
DescriptionFacing left in white on brown shell. Gold mounting. Otis Norcoss (1811-1882) one of the founders of the Museum of Fine Arts (from card)
ProvenanceCollection of Grenville Howland Norcross by 1927; to MFA January 6, 1927, gift.