Brooch

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Object Details

Maker

Tiffany & Company, American, established 1853

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Enameled gold brooch in the shape of an six-petal orchid with diamons in the center of "flower."

Credit Line

Gift of Isabel Shults

Date

ca. 1889

Accession Number

1979-16-2

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

jewelry

Decorative Arts

Brooch

Medium

Gold, enamel, diamonds

Dimensions

H x W x D: 4.2 x 4.3 x 2 cm (1 5/8 x 1 11/16 x 13/16 in.)

made in

New York, New York, USA

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Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4218c857d-0913-40cf-b32d-9bd27a6fb88a

Record ID

chndm_1979-16-2

Brooch

Object Details

Maker

Catalogue Status

Description

Credit Line

Date

Accession Number

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