Painted enamel brooch in gold mount with twisted wire border, lake scene with mountain background.
brooches
pins (jewelry)
BROOCH
Original to Merwin House (Stockbridge, Mass.),
539
Unknown
Bequest of Vipont de R.D. Merwin
1966.2270
For more information on Swiss enameled jewelry see Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995): 257-258; Gere, Charlotte, "American & European Jewelry, 1830-1914," (1975): 35-61 and "Victorian Jewelry Design," (1972): 228-242;
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