A gold ball-shaped pendant on a gold chain. The pendant has several openings revealing the locks of hair, whose hair it belonged to and the year of their death: Mother 1839, Father 1840, Mary 1855, Eskridge 1857 and James 1863.
Provenance
Johnston, Harriet Lane
To Lane, John Newton (son of James B. Lane) To Fay, Patty Lane (Daughter of JB Lane)
Portrait of James Buchanan Henry in oval frame. Elaborate oval frame with light colored dry brushing. Henry faces the viewer; has long mustache, side parted light brown hair, blue eyes. Family history indicates that this was a self portrait by Henry, whose art career was discouraged by his uncle James Buchanan (the 15th US President).