File Name	shades_polk_0006.jpg
Title	Buckle Brooch
Alternate Title	Jewelry, Sarah Childress Polk
Date	circa 1850
Genre	Artifacts
Material/Technique	embossed copper with black and white enamel and ivory inlay
Description	Piece of metal jewelry shaped like a ribbon with a buckle closure.
Historical note	Former First Lady Sarah Childress Polk wore mourning clothes from the time of her husband's death in 1849 until the end of her life. Upon James K. Polk's retirement to Nashville, the former President and his wife had moved into Polk Place, a prominent residence in the vicinity of Capitol Hill in downtown Nashville. After Polk's death, his widow Sarah remained in Nashville. As the gracious hostess of the formerly grand Polk Place, she was honored by visits from officers on both sides of the conflict. This fancy brooch was a piece of Sarah Polk's jewelry.
Subject	Polk, James Knox; Polk, Sarah Childress; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Theme	Holding Fast to Beauty
Story	Sarah Polk
Geographic Location	United States--Tennessee--Columbia; United States--Tennessee--Nashville
Time period	1850-59
Language	eng
Contributing Institution	James K. Polk Ancestral Home
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Reference URL	http://content.mtsu.edu/u?/shades,132
Archival file	shades11/shades_polk_0006.jpg