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Pair of shoe buckles

Maker: Unknown

Buckle or barrette

Maker: Unknown

Stock buckle

Maker: S. B. (American, active 1790–1800)
Maker, possibly by: Stephen Bourdett (American, active ca. 1730)

Button

Maker: T. S. (1) (w. c. 1790)
Maker, possibly by: Thomas Shields (American, 1742–1819)

Jedidiah Morse (1761–1826, B.A. 1783, M.A. 1786)

Artist: Nathaniel Hancock (American, active 1792–1809)

Ring

Maker: Unknown

Thomas Radcliffe (1776–1806)

Artist: Unknown

Lady of the Sully Family

Artist: Unknown

Memorial for Henry G. Staats

Artist: Unknown, possibly Ezra Ames

Eye

Artist: Unknown

Gentleman (Memorial on reverse)

Artist: Unknown- probably with the initials W. K.

Mourning Ring for William Haynes

Artist: Unknown
Honorand: William Haynes, American, 1758–1785

Mourning Ring Honoring John Bragge

Maker: Unknown
Honorand: John Bragge, American, 1697–1755

Phi Beta Kappa Key

Maker: Unknown

Gentleman

Artist: Unknown

Memorial for Abigail Rogers (1753–1791)

Artist: Unknown
Honorand: Abigail Bromfield Rogers, American, 1753–1791
Honorand: Mary Ann Martin Lovering, American, died 1841

George Washington (1732–1799), LL.D. 1781; verso: Eleanor (Nelly) Parke Custis (Mrs. Lawrence Lewis) (1779–1852)

Artist: Marquise Jean-Françoise-René-Almaire de Brehan (French, 1749–1826, active United States, 1788–89)

Gentleman

Artist: Unknown
Artist, formerly attributed to: Joseph Wood (American, 1778–1830)

Friendship or Romance Allegory

Artist: Unknown

William Ely (1767–1847), B.A. 1787

Artist: Unknown

Sarah Hutchinson Oliver (1744–1780)

Artist: Unknown

Young Lady in a Blue Dress

Artist: Unknown

Gentleman in a Red Coat

Artist: Unknown

Mourning Ring for William Coleman (c. 1753-1787)

Artist: Unknown

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