Stickpin

Matt Johnson photo

Name/Title

Stickpin

Entry/Object ID

1954.22.2a

Description

Stick pin topped with a white pearl. The pearl is held in a 6-prong setting. Pictured with its original grosgrain-covered box and a photograph of William Tarbox Dewey wearing the pin.

Context

Made with a pearl found in the Winooski River near Montpelier, Vermont. Owned by William Tarbox Dewey.

Acquisition

Accession

1954.22

Source or Donor

Dewey, Breta Brigham (1887-1968)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1875

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Stickpin

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pin, Clothing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Clothing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Material

Pearl

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dewey, William Tarbox (1852-1911)

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America