Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
A rectangular gold brooch with black enamel border includes braided hair under the center glass. Sarah Ellen Cummings owned this brooch as a mourning memento for her father, Dr. Stephen Cummings (1774-1854), whose hair was enclosed. Dr. Cummings practiced medicine in Portland. He later bought Richmond’s Island off the coast of Cape Elizabeth. The homestead, then owned by his son, was where the famous Richmond Island coins cache was discovered in 1858.
About This Item
- Title: Dr. Cummings mourning brooch, Portland, ca. 1854
- Creation Date: circa 1854
- Subject Date: circa 1854
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Locations:
- Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: gold, enameled metal, hair, glass, brass
- Dimensions: 2.5 cm x 1.9 cm
- Local Code: 488*I
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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