Name/Title
LocketEntry/Object ID
LH.2009.0413Description
locket, gold, belonging to Juliet Palmer Fanning (1808-1845). Juliet Palmer, b. 25 Feb. 1808, m. William Fanning in 1824. Her great-niece, Mrs. Raynham Townshend, donated the locket in 1950. Juliet was the sister of Capt. Nathaniel Brown Palmer. Her portrait by Waldo is in private collection in Texas (2009) as listed in the Smithsonian's Art Inventories. Inside the locket on one side is a photo of a women and on the other has JP August 23, 1845.
Gift of Mrs. Raynham Townshend of Watch Hill, 1950. Mrs. Townshend was namesake and great-niece of Juliet Palmer Fanning.Collection
Lighthouse Collection