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Interesting Circa 1874 "Choker" Style Necklace believed to be Sweetheart "Trench" Art!


This is one of those pieces that gave me a "feeling" when I found it in the estate. On the surface it has an identification plate with 12 1874 Mexican 10 Centavos coins and 1 Mexican 1866 10 Cent coin. The name on the identification plate is "Linda Terry", hardly Mexican.

From its approximate length of 11", without any closure fitting, it would appear to be a "choker" necklace. It is intriguing that only 1 of the coins is different from the rest. Playing around with the dominate 1874 date along with the Anglo name, led me to the possibility that it could be a "trench" art piece created in one of the multiple Mexican, American conflicts that existed during that period. With the 1874 dominating date, the conflict leans heavily to the possibility of being the outbreak of conflict as an extension of the Mexican - American war, as a result of the Comanche continuing their raids into Texas and Indian Territory on the Great Planes 1874 to 1875. This conflict could also be considered to be part of the overall Indian Wars. Interesting provenance possibilities.

Condition is subject to personal opinion. Overall I judge the condition to be good to very good. However, please study the listing pictures to make your own determination.
 

An Interesting Piece!


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