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Oval "French" jet brooch in the shape of a flower, hinged pin and hook on reverse.
brooches
pins (jewelry)
glass (material)
BROOCH
1633
Unknown
1 3/4 in x 2 in x 1/2 in (HxWxD) (inches)
Museum Accession
2007.15.31
For more information on jet jewelry and imitations see Bury, Shirley, "Jewellery, 1789-1910" v. 2 (1991): 657-709; Cooper, Diana and Norman Battershill, "Victorian Sentimental Jewellery," (1972): 19-30; Dawes, Ginny Reddington and Corinne Davidov, "Victorian Jewelry: Unexplored Treasures," (1991): 125-130; Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995): 125-126, 254-256; Phillips, Clare, "Jewels and Jewelry," (2000): 94-95.
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