Elizabeth Akers chain and locket, ca. 1860
Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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Elizabeth Akers (1832-1911) owned this long gold-colored chain and locket. In the locket is a tintype of Benjamin Paul Akers (1825-1861) at age 20.
Benjamin Akers of Sacarappa (Westbrook) was a sculptor who studied in Boston and Rome.
Elizabeth Chase Taylor married Akers, whom she had met in Rome, in 1860. A poet, Elizabeth Akers had written under the name "Florence Percy," but began writing as "Elizabeth Akers" and kept that name professionally after her husband's death and her subsequent marriage to E. M. Allen of New York.
Elizabeth Chase Akers Allen was born in Strong and grew up in Farmington.
Other Information
- Title: Elizabeth Akers chain and locket, ca. 1860
- Creation Date: circa 1860
- Subject Date: circa 1860
- State: ME
- Media: Gold plate
- Local Code: 1296*
- Object Type: Physical Object
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Women--Clothing & dress
Dress accessories
Lockets
Akers, Benjamin Paul, 1825-1861 --Associated objects
Allen, Elizabeth Akers, 1832-1911--Associated objects
Poets
Sculptors
Clothing
Jewelry
Necklaces
Spouses
People
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