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Watch chain
c. 1830-1840
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Hartford, United States
Woven with glass beads, the motifs on this particularly colorful watch chain include a church, anchors (meaning religious hope), and a twice-repeated design of three crosses, representing the crucifixion of Jesus Christ between two thieves.
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Details
- Title: Watch chain
- Date Created: c. 1830-1840
- Location Created: United States
- Physical Dimensions: 23 inches long
- Provenance: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. Bequest of Miss Adele Kneeland, 1938.520
- Type: Jewelry
- Original Source: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. Bequest of Miss Adele Kneeland, 1938.520
- Medium: Loom-woven glass beads
- Date end: 1840
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