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Crescent paste brooch set in silver, with hinged pin and hook on reverse.
brooches
pins (jewelry)
silver (metal)
BROOCH
1036
Unknown
1 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in x 3/8 in (HxWxD) (inches)
1941.1433
Pictured in Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995): Plate 69. For more information on pastes see Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995): 48-51; 115-120; Phillips, Clare, "Jewels and Jewelry," (2000): 54-55.
Title Tortoiseshell lorgnette Accession Number 1941.1422
Title Tortoiseshell locket and chain Accession Number 1941.1426
Title Hair bracelet Accession Number 1941.1427
Title Gold fob Accession Number 1941.1428
Title Paste brooch Accession Number 1941.1433
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