Locket with photo portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Abel Thornton, c. 1860s

Jewelry

Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Locket with photo portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Abel Thornton, c. 1860s

Entry/Object ID

2003.29.16

Description

ACC. NO. 03.29.16 SUBJECT OR CATEGORY: CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1860's OBJECT: LOCKET DESCRIPTION: CIRCULAR-SHAPED BRASS LOCKET WITH CIRCULAR-SHAPED BALL RING AND HANGING. LOCKET HAS THE APPEARANCE OF A SMALL POCKET WATCH. INTERIOR HAS TWO TINTYPE PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS UNDER GLASS. SIZE: L 2" HISTORY OF OBJECT: PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, POSSIBLY DONE AT THE TIME OF THEIR MARRIAGE --- MR. AND MRS. ABEL THORNTON. THE THORNTON'S WERE THE MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS OF MABEL LINDERMAN KOLLMYER. AT ONE TIME MR. THORNTON FARMED AT WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS LIBERTY AVENUE, ALAMEDA. DONOR: ESTATE OF MABEL KOLLMYER CATALOGED: MARCH 1, 2003