Engraved hatpin
Hatpin
CLOTHING & ACCESSORIESmetal
overall: 8-3/4 in.
Hatpin; Engraved hatpin; from the collection of Captain Richard C. Mears (1829-1899); hatpin with a possibly gold plated head, elaborately decorated with a flat top; etched into the top is the letter "E" (possibly belonging to Emma Josephine Van Valkenburgh, daughter of Nellie Goodsell Mears).
2005.34.337