Archive Entry
Jewelry: Sarah Caparn Bishop Mourning Necklace with Locket, 1874
Jewelry
Jet mourning necklace with locket belonging to Sarah Caparn Bishop. The necklace contains a photograph of her husband John Foster Bishop, who died on October 14, 1874. Sarah Horner Caparn (1832-c.1899) was the older sister of landscape architect Thomas John Caparn. The exterior of the locket features John Foster Bishops monogram carved in high relief. The jet mourning necklace is broken.
2023.015.009
2023.015
Locket dimension
2-1/4 in
1-3/4 in