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Mourning pin for John George Washington Hancock
Attributed to: Stephen Twycross (1745–1824)
about 1787
Object Place: London, England
Medium/Technique
Gold, glass, and hair
Dimensions
Overall: 4.8 × 2.9 cm (1 7/8 × 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Charles H. Wood
Accession Number1985.1027
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionGold frame with glass cover, woven hair. (from card)
InscriptionsRev: INo. GEO: WASHINGTON HANCOCK, / OBt. 27. JAN 1787. AEt. 9. Yrs.
ProvenanceBy 1945, in the collection of William B Wood (1879- 1945/8) of Jamaica Plain, Mass; 1945, bequeathed to Charles H Wood (1913-1993); 1985, gift of Charles H. Wood of Duxbury, Mass. to the MFA (Accession date: December 11, 1985).