- Designed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Greer, Jessie E., American, 1902 - 1978
- Jones, George J., American, born 1900
- Date
- ca. 1919
- Medium
- fourteen-carat gold with pearl and ruby
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (necklace overall): 11 3/8 × 5/8 × 1/8 in. (28.9 × 1.6 × 0.3 cm)
- H x W x D (necklace pendant only): 1 3/8 × 5/8 × 1/8 in. (3.5 × 1.6 × 0.3 cm)
- Caption
- Jesse Greer was gifted this necklace on her 17th birthday by George J. Jones, who would become her husband.
- Description
- 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 used
- Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Adornment
- Type
- necklaces
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Greer-Calmeise Family of Cincinnati, Ohio
- Object number
- 2019.18.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.