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Basic ID	Brooch and earrings, ca. 1880. Photographs, pearls, gold, silver. No label. Gift of Mr. Frederick E. Olinger. 1924.42a-c
Title	Parure
Place of Origin	United States
Date	circa 1880
Description	Oval brooch with photograph of bearded man, framed with double row of seed pearls. Earrings are identical to brooch but smaller and have small pendant at bottom.
Materials/Techniques	gold pearl
Dimensions	Height: (1.75 in); Width: (1.25 in); Height: (1 in); Width: (.75 in)
Object History	Worn by Mrs. John P. Olinger, mother of the donor.
Subject Description	Photographs are of John Prosper Olinger.
Subjects	weddings
Object Types	pendant earrings brooches parures
Classification	costume (mode of fashion)
Categories	costume accessories jewelry
Credit Line	Gift of Mr. Frederick E. Olinger
Owner	Chicago Historical Society
Exhibition History	I Do! Chicago Ties the Knot. Chicago History Museum. (2010/05/22 - 2011/01/03)
Object Number	1924.42a-c
Rights	All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use.
Collection Name	Costume and Textile Collection
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038

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