Name/Title
Catseye & Tortoiseshell NecklaceEntry/Object ID
1983.075.001Description
- Necklace of Pacific Cat's Eye (operculum-- a calcium secretion from the Turban Shell Snail) & Tortoise Shell Backings Strung Together with Metal Chain Links
-7 Stones of Green on White and Brown, Polished, Mounted on 23 Flat Octagonal Shells, Polished
- Metal Hook on 1 End, Loop on Other
-style of this necklace was common from the Victorian era through the early 20th century; likely a tourist item: Pacific Island traders produced this type of jewelry for the visiting seafarers who gave it to their loved ones back homeCollection
Personal Effects CollectionMade/Created
Notes
Date: late 19th/early 20th c.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Category 03: Personal ObjectsSearch Terms
SeachestMaterial
Metal, Catseye, Tortoiseshell