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Stickpin

Collection Type

  • Jewelry

Date

1890-1920

GUSN

GUSN-102919

Description

Sterling silver and enamel stickpin with the royal Hawaiian coat of arms.

Details

Descriptive Terms

stickpins
silver (metal)
Stickpin

Label

"Mementos: Jewelry of Life and Love from Historic New England": This set of cufflinks and stickpin belonged to Stephen Willard Phillips, who was born on Oahu in 1873. His father, Stephen Henry Phillips, served as attorney general to the court of King Kamehameha V from 1866 until the King's death in 1872.

Inscription

"ST-(illegible)ING" possibly reads sterling (stamped)

Associated Person

Phillips, Stephen H. (Stephen Henry), 1823-1897

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

2372

Maker

Island Curio Co. (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Honolulu, Hawaii

Dimensions

1/4 x 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.386

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