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Each of these fur or dress clips is composed of white metal cast to resemble a pair of stacked leaves. The clip was plated prior to gem setting. The top leaf of each clip is set with multicolored paste gems. Attachment with a spring clasp at back.
clasps (fasteners)
accessories
fasteners
white metal
paste (glass)
plating (metal coating)
Clasp, Clothing
Brass
Paste Gem
Plated
Clasp, Clothing
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
1 13/16 x 1 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.4804AB
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