Brooch in Case

Details

Descriptive Terms

pins (jewelry)
agate (chalcedony)
gold (metal)
Pin, Clothing
Brooch
Brooch

Inscription

"ANCIENNE MAISON / GOLAY * LERESCHE & FILS / GOLAY FILS & STAHL / FABRICANTS / GENEVE / Rue de la Paix .2 / PARIS" (Embossed)

Additional Identification Number

1449

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 3/16 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ella Newton Rhoades

Accession Number

1941.1057

Reference Notes

For more information on Victorian stone jewelry see Bury, Shirley, "Jewellery, 1789-1910," (1991): 513-528; Dawes, Ginny Reddington & Corinne Davidov, "Victorian Jewelry: Unexplored Treasures," (1991): 57-95; Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995): 246-253.

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