Brooch with photo of a Meyers family member, c. 1900

Name/Title

Brooch with photo of a Meyers family member, c. 1900

Entry/Object ID

2009.4.4

Description

ACC. NO. 09.4.4 SUBJECT CATEGORY: JEWELRY DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1900 OBJECT: BROACH DESCRIPTION: A BROACH, ALSO SPELLED "BROOCH," CONSISTING OF A SEPIA TINTED PHOTO WITH CELLULOID COVER IN CIRCULAR-SHAPED GOLD-PLATED BROACH FRAME AND AN ELABORATE FILIGREE BORDER. SIZE: D: 1-1/2" HISTORY OF OBJECT: A PHOTOGRAPHIC BROACH WITH A PHOTOGRAPH OF AN UNIDENTIFIED MEMBER OF THE MEYERS FAMILY. THE GENTLEMAN WORE A MUSTACHE AND IS FORMALLY ATTIRED. THE PHOTOGRAPHED GENTLEMAN MIGHT BE A BROTHER OF MRS. HENRY H. MEYERS. DONOR: ESTATE OF JEANETTE MEYERS CATALOGED: JANUARY 3, 2009