A round celluloid brooch with gold-colored metal clasp and central metal, gold-plated setting for a stone (now gone). Bar pin section formed from metal stamped with a scrolled, foliate pattern. Disc suspended from an O ring at center of bar. Attachment with a hinged pin on back.
pins (fasteners)
pins (jewelry)
celluloid (cellulosic)
plating (metal coating)
metal
Pin, Clothing
Brooch
Brass
Celluloid
Brooch
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
1.75 x 1.25 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.4834
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