Locket pendant with portraits of Giacomo Meyerbeer and his wife Minna née Mosson

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Title

Locket pendant with portraits of Giacomo Meyerbeer and his wife Minna née Mosson
Physical Description

2 photographs : black-and-white in a locket ; 3 x 4 cm
Date

undated
Summary

Locket was given by the Meyerbeers' children to their piano teacher, Louis Schlottmann.
Depicted

Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864, Photographs.; Mosson, Minna, 1804-1886, Photographs.
Subject

Nineteenth century; Jewish composers, Photographs; Lockets
Genre

Photographs
Medium

Accessories; Jewelry; Portraits
Part Of

Beer-Meyerbeer Family Collection, AR 3185
Accession Number
URL

https://www.lbi.org/griffinger/record/212131

Biographical/Historical Information

Giacomo Meyerbeer (born Jacob Liebmann Beer in 1791) was a German opera composer of Jewish background. Though his works are rarely performed today, he was one of the most successful composers of the 19th century.

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Locket pendant with portraits of Giacomo Meyerbeer and his wife Minna née Mosson, Leo Baeck Institute, F 3795.

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