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)
1792
Object PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Medium/TechniqueGold, watercolor on ivory, hair, glass
DimensionsOverall: 5.7 x 4.8 x 1.3 cm (2 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 1/2 in.)
Credit LineThe Daphne Farago Collection
Accession number2006.418
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
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).
late 18th century
late 18th–early 19th century
