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Locket
Locket
Locket

Locket

PeriodCirca 1870
Place MadeNew York, New York, U.S.A.
MediumGold, enamel, tintype
Dimensions0.5 × 0.38 × 0.06 in. (1.3 × 1 × 0.2 cm)
ClassificationsJewelry
Credit LineGift of Lauretta Stillwell Miller, 1931
Object number3220
DescriptionA small charm style locket, made to resemble a book, of gold with deep blue enamel covers, the front set with a six tiny seed pearls set into a starburst motif. A small ring is attached to the binder corner of the book charm to allow the owner to wear as a necklace. A tiny hasp and pin closure opens to reveal two small tintype images set into oval frames, the left of an older teenage girl and on the right a younger teenage boy.
NotesThis miniature locket, in the form of a book, was owned and worn by Elizabeth Sophia Giles Stillwell (1815-1890). Born in New York, Elizabeth married Dr. John E. E. Stillwell (1813-1873) in 1844. The couple had four children: Lauretta (1845), Isabel (sometimes referred to as Isabella or Arabella in census records) (1847), Elizabeth "Lizzie" (1852) and John Edwin (1853). Donor Lauretta Stillwell Miller was the daughter of Laura Stillwell and Captain David Miller. It is uncertain as to the identity of the Stillwell daughter in the locket.
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