Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
The gold and black enamel bracelets are in a leather box, lined in silk, with the stamp of J.W. and H.H. McDuffee, who operated a store at the corner of Union and Middle streets in Portland.
A Portland ballad to H.H. McDuffee of 1874 begins, "In Watches, Diamonds, and Gold Chains, McDuffee in his triumph reigns ..."
John W. McDuffee had also operated a jewelry store in Lewiston.
About This Item
- Title: Gold and enamel bracelets, Portland, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Gold, enamel
- Local Code: 1997.242.38
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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