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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
CollectionsJewelry, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentCameos

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.