Brooch is part of a set with earrings 1998.4894BC, all are made from a round of aventurine bezel set in a plain gold-plated frame. A thin engraved line echoes the bezel setting on the gold border. Closure with a hinged pin on back.
pins (fasteners)
pins (jewelry)
gold alloy
aventurine glass
plating (metal coating)
Pin, Clothing
Brooch
Brass
Stone
Brooch
Impressed stamp on back of each: ""R.L. & FRE/ PARIS""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
0.25 (H), 1 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.4894A
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