Day or Aurora with the Genius of Light brooch
Samuel T. Crosby
(American, 1813–1908)
Bertel Thorvaldsen
(Danish, 1770–1844)
1855–57
Object PlaceItaly
Medium/TechniqueLimestone mounted in gold
Dimensions5.71 x 5.08 cm (2 1/4 x 2 in.)
Credit LineEdward Jackson Holmes Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession number65.268
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceAbout 1855/1857, probably sold by Samuel T. Crosby, Boston [see note 1]. By 1946, Mary Stacy Beaman (Mrs. Edward Jackson) Holmes (b. 1875), Boston; 1965, bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 10, 1965)
NOTES:
[1] The brooch is kept in a box from Samuel T. Crosby, 69 Washington Street, Boston. Crosby was a silversmith and retail jeweler. The firm "Samuel T. Crosby" existed between 1854 and 1859, and was located at 69 Washington Street between 1855 and 1857. See Charles L. Venable, "Silver in America, 1840-1940: A Century of Splendor" (New York: Abrams, 1994), 318 and Martha Gandy Fales, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900" (Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1995), 236.
NOTES:
[1] The brooch is kept in a box from Samuel T. Crosby, 69 Washington Street, Boston. Crosby was a silversmith and retail jeweler. The firm "Samuel T. Crosby" existed between 1854 and 1859, and was located at 69 Washington Street between 1855 and 1857. See Charles L. Venable, "Silver in America, 1840-1940: A Century of Splendor" (New York: Abrams, 1994), 318 and Martha Gandy Fales, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900" (Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1995), 236.
late 15th century
