Brooch
Dateca. 1770
OriginEngland (probably)
MediumSilver
Dimensions1 ¼ inch X 3/4 inch
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2018-143
DescriptionSilver brooch or shirt pin in the shape of a heart with a crown at topLabel 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.
ca. 1770
1770-1790
ca. 1775
18th century
mid-18th century
1780-1785 (dated 1780)
1811
1750-1800
18th century
ca. 1800
18th century
1845-1855