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Mourning pendant brooch
Rowland Parry (American, active about 1790–1796)
James Musgrave (American, active 1792 to about 1813)
Jeremiah Boone (American, active about 1790–1796)
James Musgrave (American, active 1792 to about 1813)
Jeremiah Boone (American, active about 1790–1796)
American
1792
Object Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Medium/Technique
Gold, watercolor on ivory, hair, glass
Dimensions
Overall: 5.7 x 4.8 x 1.3 cm (2 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
The Daphne Farago Collection
Accession Number2006.418
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionMourning brooch, gold setting, scene of woman standing next to plinth with two urns inscribed WM and TM, raising her arms to two cherubs in the clouds. Case by Parry & Musgrave, goldsmiths, Philadelphia. Hair work by "J. Boone, hair worker", Philadelphia. The mother shown is Ruth McConnell of Huntington, Pennsylvania.
InscriptionsOn back of case: "In Memory of / T. M. McC. / Aged six years & three months / and / W. H. McC. / aged 2 years & 10 months" with bright-cut border. Inscribed inside back case cover: "Made by Parry & Musgrave, Philadelphia, Sept. 13th, 1792." Backing the ivory panel is the partial label of "J. Boone, hair worker, 33 South St., Philada."
ProvenanceUnknown date, found in central Pennsylvania; to Paul Madden, Nantucket, Massachusetts; 1984, sold at Skinner Auctions, Bolton, Massachusetts (October 26, 1984, sale 1000, lot 240) and purchased by antiques dealer Stephen Score, Essex, Massachusetts; purchased from Score by Daphne Farago, Little Compton, Rhode Island; 2006, gift of Daphne Farago to the MFA (Accession date: January 25, 2006).