Kul Oba Brooch

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Object Details

Maker

Fortunato Pio Castellani & Sons, Italy, founded 1815

Description

Large gold pendant brooch with circular top, arched section below from which hang eleven vase-shaped pendants. Fine gold granulation work throughout.

Credit Line

Museum purchase through gift of Anonymous Donor, Annie Schermerhorn Kane, and various donors

Date

ca. 1875

Accession Number

1969-40-41

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

jewelry

Decorative Arts

Object Name

brooch

Type

brooch

Medium

gold

Dimensions

H x W: 10.8 x 4.1 cm (4 1/4 x 1 5/8 in.)

made in

Rome, Italy

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

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/kq48a19124d-ab21-42b5-ad1c-09c106eab3ed

Record ID

chndm_1969-40-41

Kul Oba Brooch

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