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Edwin Booth silver locket with portrait of Junius Brutus Booth.

Title
Edwin Booth silver locket with portrait of Junius Brutus Booth.
Publication
circa 1860-1880

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ArtifactBy appointment only *T-Cabinet (Booth, Edwin. Hamlet locket)Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893
Description
1 item : mixed media: sterling silver, base metal, paste stones, albumen photographic print
Summary
Sterling silver locket with paste stones circling an albumen photographic portrait of his father Junius Brutus Booth, worn by Edwin Booth when he performed the title role in William Shakespeare's Hamlet. Locket is suspended from a lengthy and heavy base metal chain.
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Call Number
*T-Cabinet (Booth, Edwin. Hamlet locket)
Title
Edwin Booth silver locket with portrait of Junius Brutus Booth.
Imprint
circa 1860-1880
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Added Author
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893, collector.
Research Call Number
*T-Cabinet (Booth, Edwin. Hamlet locket)
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