Locket
Mr. Johnson (father of E. M. Johnson)
ca. 1878 · Gold, turquoise, and crystal · The American Wing
This intricate Etruscan revival locket was made c.1878 in Springfield Massachusetts. An engraving inside the locket’s lid reads “E M Johnson from Father/ Dec. 25th, 1878,” and family tradition holds that “Father” was the jeweler himself who fabricated this piece for his daughter.
- Artist
- Mr. Johnson (father of E. M. Johnson)
- Date
- ca. 1878
- Medium
- Gold, turquoise, and crystal
- Culture
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Purchase, Susan and Jon Rotenstreich Gift, 2000
