Gold locket. Oval, two-sided, covers hinged on opposite sides. Covers have center oval surrounded by criss-crossed curved lines etched to form swirling design. Locket contains two daguerreotypes. One is a woman who looks very much like Harriet Lane (Poss
Depth given is actually the thickness of the locket.
Object ID
W.89.56
Notes
There is some speculation that the daguerreotype of the man was taken post mortem, although this claim in not neccesarily true. The man could be Harriet Lane's brother Elliott Eskridge Lane (1823-1857). The woman could be Harriet Lane's sister, Mary Eliz
Gold bracelet with silver (?) soldering. Oval band, rounded, safety chain and clasp. Entwined sculpture cluster, with engraved foliate motif. Central sculpture is serpentine, entwined around plain bar at one end of bracelet engraved inside band: 'Harriet
Originally owned by Harriet Lane, passed to James B. Lane (her nephew) who then passed it to his son (?), then passed to Victor Cowan Lane (great-grand nephew of Harriet Lane), then passed to Mrs. Howard S. Roberts (wife of V.C. Lane, remarried). Harriet
3 lengths of velvet ribbon, unfinished edges. Each length is made up of smaller pieces sewn together. Predominant color is red with green, white, purple, yellow, and black in decreasing widths of bands in plaid design.