The Diana Colpitts Collection
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Title
The Diana Colpitts Collection
Description
A collection of survivor-descendant Diana Dagavarian Colpitts' historic Armenian jewelry, inherited from her grandmother.
Creator
Diana Colpitts
Source
University of Connecticut Archives and Special Collections
Date
1900-2022
Collection Items
Nazaret Dagavarian
A studio portrait of a life lost to genocide: Nazaret Dagavarian, doctor of medicine and agriculture, astronomer, philosopher, and thinker.
Arsine Haretz
A studio photograph of Arsine Dagavarian, standing in a simple, long-sleeved black dress and perched on a stairs prop. At the bottom of the photograph, the photography studio and the address.
Nazaret Dagavarian's Ottoman Passport
A passport belonging to Diana Colpitts' grandfather, prominent intellectual Nazaret Dagavarian, which he carried throughout his travels as ambassador for Armenia in Turkish Parliament.
Dagavarian Egyptian Ring
An ancient ring, browned with age, with the faintest remnants of an etching in its face
Dagavarian Egyptian Bracelet
A bronze bracelet depicting what seems to be heads of serpents at each end. It is a slip-on bracelet. It is very old: considered ancient even circa 1920 when Dr. Dagavarian bought it at an Egyptian market.
Nazaret Dagavarian's Ancient Egyptian Beads
A pair of beads acquired by Diana Colpitts' grandfather, prominent Armenian intellectual Nazaret Assaturian from a market in Cairo.
Arsine Haretz Daghavarian's Pearlescent Photo Album
A gold and mother of pear inlayed photo album which Diana Daghavarian Colpitts' grandmother Arsine brought as one of the items in the trunk out of Constantinople as they fled the genocide.