Monroe Gold and Blue Topaz Necklace
This blue topaz and gold necklace was purchased by future president James Monroe for his wife, Elizabeth, during his second diplomatic mission to France. The simple but elegant pieces complimented the neoclassical fashions of the period, while conveying the wearer's wealth and high social status.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date of Work
- ca. 1804
- Type
- Object
- Credit
- Bruce White for the White House Historical Association/James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library Collection