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Mourning bracelet clasp for John George Washington Hancock
Mourning bracelet clasp for John George Washington Hancock

Mourning bracelet clasp for John George Washington Hancock

Stephen Twycross (1745–1824)
about 1793
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueGold; watercolor on ivory, hair
DimensionsOverall: 4.8 x 2.9cm (1 7/8 x 1 1/8in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Charles H. Wood
Accession number1985.1025
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
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Description
Engraved on the back: "INo. George Washington Hancock Died 1.27.87 9 yrs." Young Hancock, son of John Hancock, died after he slipped and fell on ice.
InscriptionsINo. 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 (b. 1913 - d. 1993); 1985, gift of Charles H. Wood, Duxbury, Mass. to the MFA (Accession date: December 11, 1985).