Hatpin Holder

Name/Title

Hatpin Holder

Entry/Object ID

1970.6.6a-j

Description

White porcelain hat pin holder with nine happens. The holder has a solid top with several holes throughout. The body is printed with an illustration of pink flowers. The hatpins have various decorative heads, including a large rose, two with black beads, a white bead, two with flat brass disks, a large clear glass gem, and a multicolored disk.

Context

Owned by Elizabeth Ann Grylls Sargent of Barre, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1970.6

Source or Donor

Drown, Leona Sargent (1904-1992)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Holder, Hatpin

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Holder

Height

4-1/2 in

Diameter

2 in

Material

Porcelain, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Sargent, Elizabeth Grylls (1880-1967)

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America