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SAMUEL FREEMAN HERSEY
owned by SAMUEL FREEMAN HERSEY, Maine delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention nominating ABRAHAM LINCOLN
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FINE PAIR of American Provenace Georgian Paste Shoe Buckles in original Box
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Hand-faceted oval "old mine cut" paste ("Strass Glass") gems
made of glass with high index of refraction to resemble diamonds
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Rose Gold border within the oval of gems
Gold surface is delicately patterned with swags and wriggle-work
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3" x 2" calling card of Mrs. Sherman Finch
(Provenance is hand-written on the reverse)
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Blued Steel
(reverse of Buckle mechanism, detail)
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Verso -- gems set closed-back in unmarked silver
...absence of hallmarks suggests a local American maker, in the Colonial - Federal period, before metal marks were required
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Original domed fitted Case
measures 5-1/4" x 2-7/8" x 1-1/3" high
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another view, pair in box
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