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  • Wearing what appears to be a mourning brooch similar in style to 1962.3.1 and 1962.3.4.

  • Hannah Deweese was married to Cornelius DeWeese and lived on a 900 acre farm, Hunter’s Bottom, in Carroll County, Kentucky. She was in her 30s when this portrait was painted of her, with what appears to be hair and/or mourning jewelry, including a brooch similar in style to pieces in the Filson's collection (see 1962.3.1 & 1962.3.3), a bracelet, and a ring. When Hannah died in 1884, eight of her thirteen children preceded her in death.

  • Miniature portrait of Caleb Bates. On the reverse is a photograph of his granddaughter, Florence Montgomery Durrett (1863-1869), who died at the age of 6.

  • Oval shaped brooch with locks of hair woven in a flower design on both sides. Brooch was worn by Frances Ann Thruston Ballard (1826-1896) and contained the hair of 4 of her children who lived to maturity; Charles, Abby, S. Thruston and Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston .

  • Black cross with gold end caps and engraved gold center. Belonged to W.C.B, a female member of the Bayless Family.

  • Oval shaped brooch with a lock of hair from William Churchman Crawford (1823-1848) given to their mother Anna Maria Churchman (1792-1877) by his sister.

  • Imitation jet bracelet made of polished rectangles strung on two elastic cords. Back of the rectangle pieces are carved to fit around the wrist more comfortably. Belonged to Frances Ann Thruston Ballard (1826-1896). She wore them every day later in life, possibly to mourn the death of her husband Andrew Jackson Ballard (1815–1885).

  • Necklace made of brown hair woven to create beads. Between each bead has a thin gold ring between it. A metal cross pendant with engraved floral scrollwork is attached to a metal plate with an empty shield engraved on it.

  • Mourning Earrings and Pendant made of hair of Andrew Smith, possibly made before his death in 1859 for his wife. Andrew died in a train accident.

  • Stick pin or shawl pin. Worn by Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Hord Ingram (1832-1893), grandmother of Selena Pope Ingram McKinley who inherited the brooch.

  • Worn by Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Hord Ingram (1832-1893), grandmother of Selena Pope Ingram McKinley who inherited the brooch.

  • Brooch with black enamel and gold lettering "In Memory of". Gold decorative rim surrounding glass that contains brown braid. Initials "UOB" on the back. Belonged to Urath "Urith" Owings Brown (1791-1854) and then Sarah Lawrence Brown Pope (1810-1884).

  • Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.

  • Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry. "Mother" engraved on the back.

  • Large jet cross with floral relief and linked chain. Worn by Elizabeth H. Bates Durrett (1831-1889), who lost one daughter, Florence Montgomery Durrett (1863-1869) at age six and a second daughter, Lily Bates Durrett (1859-1881) at the age of 21. Elizabeth also made a mourning quilt using material from her daughters' clothing. See also miniature of Lily.

  • Mourning Bracelet made of twisted gold wire, copper pearl, and hair of Priscillia Christian Bullitt (1770-1806). Less than 2" in diameter. Inscribed "PCB". Bracelets in memory of Alexander Scott Bullitt and his wife Pricilla Christian Bullitt, who settled 1200 acres known as Oxmoor, in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

  • Mourning Bracelet made of twisted gold wire, copper pearl, and hair of Alexander Scott Bullitt (1761-1816). Less than 2" in diameter. Inscribed "ASB". Bracelets in memory of Alexander Scott Bullitt and his wife Pricilla Christian Bullitt, who settled 1200 acres known as Oxmoor, in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

  • Locket made of jet or imitation jet that opens and has a tinted photograph of an unidentified young girl on side and a lock of hair on the other side.

  • Partial cross pendant inscribed with the letter "T". From the Spalding Colman estate. Possibly from Coleman, Tyler, Robinson, or Gwathmey family.

  • Cross pendant inscribed with the letter "L". From the Spalding Colman estate. Possibly from Coleman, Tyler, Robinson, or Gwathmey family.
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