Mourning Brooch

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Mourning Brooch

Entry/Object ID

1976. .292

Description

Oval brooch of jet with oval inset of glass in centre, brass back and pin. The outer rim of jet is carved in geometric Greek key design. Chipped and broken The central oval "window" contains a curled lock of human hair arranged with gold coloured thin braid.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Watts, A. T. C

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-76 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Brooch

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pin, Clothing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Clothing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

mourning brooch

Created By

Garnham, Peter

Create Date

February 6, 1996

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

January 31, 2024