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Brooch

Dateca. 1770

Marked by Richard Holder (English, 1726 - 1770)

OriginEngland

MediumSilver

Dimensions1 inch X 1 3/8 inch

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number2018-142

DescriptionSilver brooch or shirt pin in the shape of a bright-cut heart with an oval disk at top

Label TextDuring the eighteenth century the long slit at the neck of a man’s shirt was often fasten closed with a heart-shaped shirt pin or brooch, as is often seen in portraits of both English and American men.
InscribedEngraved in block letters "S•C" on oval disk at top of heart
MarkingsStruck in relief within a rectangle "RH" for Richard Holder [Grimwade 1990 #2327]