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Locket

Dateca. 1800

OriginEngland or Scotland (probably)

MediumGold, glass, ivory, paint

DimensionsOL: 15/16"; OW: 5/8"

Credit LineBequest of Miss Martha B. D. Spotswood

Object number1981-133

DescriptionGold-framed locket in the shape of a heart or inverted teardrop, with an ivory inset painted on the obverse with a female figure standing to the right of a flaming altar; she holds a laurel wreath in her right hand and a torch her left hand; to the left, a cupid with quiver of arrows holds a heart in its right hand and a bow in its left hand. On the reverse, the initials "JMD" surrounded by floral sprays
InscribedOn the reverse, the interlaced script initials "JMD" surrounded by floral sprays
ProvenanceTradition of belonging to the Dunlops of "Toll Cross, " Glasgow, Scotland. Descended in the family to Miss Martha B. D. Spotswood of Petersburg, VA who bequeathed it to Colonial Williamsburg