Necklace worn by Jessie Greer, gifted to her by George J. Jones
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1919
name: label: Designed by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Jessie E. Greer, American, 1902 - 1978
label: Subject of
content: George J. Jones, American, born 1900
notes: label: Caption
content: Jesse Greer was gifted this necklace on her 17th birthday by George J. Jones, who would become her husband.
label: Description
content: A yellow gold, pearl, and ruby necklace owned by Jessie Greer Jones. The necklaces has a long gold chain that ends in a gold infinity designed mount. The mount has two pearls at the top on either side, centered against a floral cluster. In the bottom center of the mount, a ruby is mounted to a gold floral cluster setting. At the bottom of the infinity mount is a seed pearl hanging from a circular hook.
place: label: Place used
content: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Jewelry and Adornment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Greer-Calmeise Family of Cincinnati, Ohio
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.18.12
objectType: label: Type
content: necklaces
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: fourteen-carat gold with pearl and ruby
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (necklace overall): 11 3/8 × 5/8 × 1/8 in. (28.9 × 1.6 × 0.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (necklace pendant only): 1 3/8 × 5/8 × 1/8 in. (3.5 × 1.6 × 0.3 cm)