Virginia Farragut’s jewelry
Accession number:
2012.04
Maker:
N/A
Historical period:
ca. 1850
Type:
Jewelry
Dimensions:
N/A
Acquisition date:
2012
Credit line:
Gift of Colonel Newton Farragut McCurdey Jr.
Location:
First Floor, Lobby
Provenance:
From 2012: The Army and Navy Club, gift of Colonel Newton Farragut McCurdey Jr.
Label:
Virginia Farragut, second wife of Admiral David Farragut (1824-1884), had her jewelry engraved with her stylized initials, VF, which are on the blue earrings and the broach. Also displayed are her diamond ring, crown broach and Admiral Farragut broach.