Miniature Head of Mercury mounted on a Modern Stickpin
Unknown European, European
1770-1830
Bloodstone intaglio and gold pin
Overall: 9/16 × 1/2 in. (1.4 × 1.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Bernard Grebanier
MIS.977.223.1
Geography
Place Made: Europe
Period
18th century
Object Name
Personal Adornment
Research Area
Textiles and Costumes
Not on view
Inscriptions
On reverse of gold mounting: sl4c
Course History
HIST 7.19, Medieval Paris, M. Cecilia Gaposchkin, Spring 2022
ITAL 2.01, Introductory Italian II, Tania Convertini, Fall 2022
Provenance
Bernard Grebanier (1903-1977), New York, New York; bequeathed to present collection, 1977.
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