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Basic ID	Maltese cross pendant, 1867. Brass. Maker unknown. Gift of Potter Palmer II. 1923.111a
Title	Pendant
Date	1867
Description	Brass pendant in the shape of a Maltese cross with the inscription "The Academic honors/in the/Senior Circle/are awarded to/Bertha Honoré/for Excellence of Conduct by the/Sisters of the Visitation/Georgetown/D.C./July 1st 1867".
Materials/Techniques	brass (alloy)
Dimensions	Hight: (1.75 in)
Object History	Bertha Honoré received this gold cross when she graduated with honors from the Sisters of the Visitation Convent in Washington, D.C.
Subjects	Palmer, Bertha Honoré, 1849-1918
Object Types	pendants (jewelry)
Classification	costume (mode of fashion)
Categories	costume accessories
Credit Line	Gift of Mr. Potter Palmer, Jr.
Owner	Chicago Historical Society
Exhibition History	Bertha Honoré Palmer. Chicago History Museum. (2009/05/23 - 2010/01/04)
Object Number	1923.111
Image File Name	i53252.jpg
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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