Posy holder
mid-19th century
Object PlaceEngland or America
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsOverall: 14.7 x 6.5 x 4.5cm (5 13/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 3/4in.)
Other (Chain fully extended): 22.8 x 6.5cm (9 x 2 9/16in.)
Other (Chain fully extended): 22.8 x 6.5cm (9 x 2 9/16in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Emily M. Babcock
Accession number46.657
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
InscriptionsMary B. Babcock engraved in cursive script on handleProvenanceGift to the MFA, 1946
mid-15th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Early 19th century
late 18th century
early 18th century
late 15th century (?)
mid-14th–mid-15th century
second half of 14th–first third of 15th century
late 15th–early 16th century
mid-13th century
Late 19th century (before 1890)