Van Rensselaer Family Mourning Brooch

Date: c. 1808
Materials: Gold, rubies, human hair, crystal
Inscription:
Engraved on back: Catharine/Van Rensselaer./Ob Sept.r 30, 1807./aet. 42/Elizth Bayard/Van Rensselaer./Ob. Augt 28, 1808./At. 10.
Credit: Gift of Arnold Cogswell
Accession Number: 1982.6.1