Hawaiʻi
Circa 1900
Metal locket, octagonal form, engraved exterior, photograph interior
Diameter: 1½ in. (3.8 cm)
Provenance: A.W. Carter, Manager, Parker Ranch, Kamuela, Hawaiʻi
This octagonal metal locket contains a period photograph of a seated woman, housed beneath a circular glass window on the interior face, with an engraved floral and scroll design covering the exterior. The locket is of a type commonly produced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and its provenance from A.W. Carter, longtime manager of Parker Ranch in Kamuela, connects it directly to the paniolo — Hawaiian cowboy — culture centered on the Big Island ranching community. Parker Ranch was the dominant cattle operation in Hawaiʻi and A.W. Carter its influential manager during the early 20th century.
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Hawaiʻi
Circa 1900
Metal locket, octagonal form, engraved exterior, photograph interior
Diameter: 1½ in. (3.8 cm)
Provenance: A.W. Carter, Manager, Parker Ranch, Kamuela, Hawaiʻi
This octagonal metal locket contains a period photograph of a seated woman, housed beneath a circular glass window on the interior face, with an engraved floral and scroll design covering the exterior. The locket is of a type commonly produced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and its provenance from A.W. Carter, longtime manager of Parker Ranch in Kamuela, connects it directly to the paniolo — Hawaiian cowboy — culture centered on the Big Island ranching community. Parker Ranch was the dominant cattle operation in Hawaiʻi and A.W. Carter its influential manager during the early 20th century.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
