Mourning pin for John George Washington Hancock
Stephen Twycross
(1745–1824)
about 1787
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueGold, glass, and hair
DimensionsOverall: 4.8 × 2.9 cm (1 7/8 × 1 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Charles H. Wood
Accession number1985.1027
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
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).
1800–30
about 1820