Suite of Jewelry with presentation box

Dateca. 1880's

Geographic OriginZanzibar, Tanzania

MediumGold, velvet, metal, fiber

Credit LineGift of Susan Runyon Watson, 1924

Object number24.1837-1841

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Object NameJewelry | Set

Title Details

Primary Title Suite of Jewelry with presentation box

ProvenanceSultan Sayid Bargash bin Sayid, Zanzibar, until 1886; Frederic M. Cheney, 1886-1891; Susan Runyon Watson, 1891-1924.Exhibition History"Baubles, Bangles & Bling Bling: A World of Jewelry," Newark Museum (Feb. 17 - May 9, 2004).

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