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Bracelet clasp

Stephen Twycross (1745–1824)
about 1800
Object Place: Europe, London, England

Medium/Technique Metal; gold
Dimensions 2.54 x 3.81 cm (1 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Miss Martha C. Codman, M. and M. Karolik Collection of 18th century American Arts
Accession Number23.288
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Jewelry

DescriptionOne of a pair of bracelet clasps, elliptical of gold, bordered with pearls and band of blue enamel starred with brilliants, containing bowknots of hair with cluster of pearls at center. In contempoary labeled case with 23.286-7. " M. and M. Karolik Collection of 18th century American Arts".
ProvenanceKarolik Collection. Miss Martha C. Codman; 1923, gift of Miss Martha C. Codman to the MFA.