11-03-200711-04-2007
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2384Boston
November 3, 2007 03:00 PMCalender
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Gold and Hairwork Memorial Brooch, with Civil War Correspondence Letters

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$323$275
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2384Location: BostonDate / Time: November 04, 2007 11:00AM

Description:

Gold and Hairwork Memorial Brooch, with Civil War Correspondence Letters, New York, Louisiana, 1862-1866, oval gold brooch case with chased bezel and black enamel border surrounding an oval compartment containing lock of plaited blond hair, the back engraved "Mary A. Wentworth," accompanied by three letters written by Samuel A. Wentworth, while in service during the Civil War, in Baton Rouge, Port Hudson, and New Orleans, Louisiana. The letters were written to his ailing wife Mary, and their children back home in New York, brooch dia. 2 in.
Estimate $200-250

Keywords

Mary A. Wentworth, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Port Hudson, Samuel A. Wentworth, Mary