Clasp
John Burt
(American, 1692/93–1745/46)
1735–40
Medium/TechniqueGold, pink foil, rock crystal, and hair
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 1.6 x 2.1 x 0.7 cm (5/8 x 13/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Caroline Knox
Accession number2009.5479
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceBy the 1970s, in the collection of Thomas and Hope Jansen; mid-1970s, gift to their daughter, Caroline Knox, Westport, MA; 2009, year-end gift of Knox to the MFA. (Accession date: January 20, 2010)
late 18th–early 19th century
about 1795
18th century?
possibly 18th century
1892
1800–50
1800–50
1800–50
1800–50
about 1831
about 1846