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This rectangular brooch consists of a miniature painting on porcelain which depicts a woman in Renaissance-style dress holding a lidded urn. The porcelain plaque is set in a gold mount with an applied gold frame with shell and scroll accents. The brooch closes with a hinged pin and hook on the reverse.
pins (jewelry)
brooches
porcelain
gold (metal)
Brooch
"1845" (Pencil)
1479
Unknown
2 1/16 x 2 1/16 x 3/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
1922.772
1845 (circa)
Title Hair ring Accession Number 1922.463
Title Engagement ring Accession Number 1922.464
Title Engagement ring Accession Number 1922.465
Title Engagement ring Accession Number 1922.465
Title Belt buckle Accession Number 1922.468
Title Brooch Accession Number 1922.772
Title Brooch Accession Number 1922.773
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